CMS Made Simple up to 2.2.8 News m1_idlist Time-Based sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in CMS Made Simple up to 2.2.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component News Module. This manipulation of the argument m1_idlist as part of Parameter causes sql injection (Time-Based). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-9053. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in CMS Made Simple up to 2.2.8 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component News Module. The manipulation of the argument m1_idlist as part of a Parameter leads to a sql injection vulnerability (Time-Based). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in CMS Made Simple 2.2.8. It is possible with the News module, through a crafted URL, to achieve unauthenticated blind time-based SQL injection via the m1_idlist parameter.

The bug was discovered 03/30/2019. The weakness was presented 03/26/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cmsmadesimple.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-9053 since 02/23/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-132464, VDB-132465, VDB-132466 and VDB-132467 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Content Management System

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CMS Made Simple

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open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Name: Time-Based
Class: Sql injection / Time-Based
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/26/2019 +31 days 🔍
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03/30/2019 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 152356
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-9053 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9053
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132463
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2019 08:27
Updated: 11/18/2025 00:23
Changes: 03/27/2019 08:27 (58), 05/21/2020 18:22 (2), 08/08/2023 16:07 (4), 08/17/2025 08:37 (23), 11/18/2025 00:23 (2)
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