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CVE-2021-28976

Remote Code Execution vulnerability in GetSimpleCMS before 3.3.16 in admin/upload.php via phar filess.

EXPLOITHIGH 7.2EPSS 7.55%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Remote Code Execution vulnerability in GetSimpleCMS before 3.3.16 in admin/upload.php via phar filess.

CVSS 3.1
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
7.55% probability · 94th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 11 April 2025
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Affected
get-simple/getsimplecms
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%5%10%26 October 2026: 7.55%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 7.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-52168source ↗GetSimpleCMS 3.3.16 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)php · CodeSecLabwebapps11 April 2025no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.