CMS Made Simple 2.2.18 Manager Menu Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CMS Made Simple 2.2.18. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Manager Menu. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-43352. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CMS Made Simple 2.2.18 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Manager Menu. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in CMSmadesimple v.2.2.18 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the Content Manager Menu component.

The weakness was released 10/27/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-43352 since 09/18/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-47769). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2023 🔍
10/27/2023 +39 days 🔍
10/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/05/2026 +832 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-43352 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-43352
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243691
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2023 07:59
Updated: 02/05/2026 08:52
Changes: 10/27/2023 07:59 (36), 11/19/2023 04:04 (11), 09/12/2024 18:32 (15), 02/05/2026 08:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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