CVE-2018-7448
Remote code execution vulnerability in /cmsms-2.1.6-install.php/index.php in CMS Made Simple version 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via the "timezone" parameter in step 4 of a fresh installation procedure.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Remote code execution vulnerability in /cmsms-2.1.6-install.php/index.php in CMS Made Simple version 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via the "timezone" parameter in step 4 of a fresh installation procedure.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 12.76% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 27 February 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- cmsmadesimple/cms made simple
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 9.8% on 21 September 2026 to 12.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/project/changelog/5471Release Notes
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146568/CMS-Made-Simple-2.1.6-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44192/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/project/changelog/5471Release Notes
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146568/CMS-Made-Simple-2.1.6-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44192/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.