CMS Made Simple up to 2.2.15 function.admin_articlestab.php m1_sortby sql injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in CMS Made Simple up to 2.2.15. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file modules/News/function.admin_articlestab.php. The manipulation of the argument m1_sortby results in sql injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-28999. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in CMS Made Simple up to 2.2.15 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code block of the file modules/News/function.admin_articlestab.php. The manipulation of the argument m1_sortby with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQL Injection vulnerability in CMS Made Simple through 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the m1_sortby parameter to modules/News/function.admin_articlestab.php.

The weakness was presented 05/08/2023. The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-28999 since 03/22/2021. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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Type

• Content Management System

Name

• CMS Made Simple

Version

• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.12
• 2.2.13
• 2.2.14
• 2.2.15

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• open-source

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