{"id":"CVE-2017-8912","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-8912","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:08:23.770Z","title":"CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.1.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via the code parameter to admin/editusertag.php, related to the CreateTagFunction and CallUserTag functions.","description":"CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.1.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via the code parameter to admin/editusertag.php, related to the CreateTagFunction and CallUserTag functions. NOTE: the vendor reportedly has stated this is \"a feature, not a bug.","published":"2017-05-12T07:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:27:11.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["cmsmadesimple/cms made simple"],"epss":{"score":0.03111,"percentile":0.87727,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-05-10","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41997,"kind":"exploit","title":"CMS Made Simple 2.1.6 - Multiple Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41997","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/41997.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/41997.txt","published":"2017-05-10","added":"2017-05-12","updated":"2017-05-12","author":"Osanda Malith Jayathissa","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-8912"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://osandamalith.com/2017/05/11/cmsms-2-1-6-multiple-vulnerabilities/","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41997/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://osandamalith.com/2017/05/11/cmsms-2-1-6-multiple-vulnerabilities/","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41997/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8912","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}