CVE-2021-48016
DedeCMS through 5.8.1-beta contains a PHP code injection vulnerability in ShowMsg() where the HTTP Referer header is written into a DedeTemplate string and included.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
DedeCMS through 5.8.1-beta contains a PHP code injection vulnerability in ShowMsg() where the HTTP Referer header is written into a DedeTemplate string and included. Unauthenticated attackers can send a crafted Referer to /plus/flink.php?dopost=save with an empty validate code to execute arbitrary PHP and system commands. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-14.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 38th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.4% on 23 October 2026 to 0.4% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/dedecms/DedeCMS/blob/v5.8.1/include/common.func.php
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/dedecms/dedecms-rce.yaml
- https://srcincite.io/blog/2021/09/30/chasing-a-dream-pwning-the-biggest-cms-in-china.html
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dedecms-5.8.1-beta-unauthenticated-rce-via-plus-flink-php
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.