Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-1527

Critical

Published: 12 March 2024

Published
12 March 2024
Modified
26 February 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0006 17.9th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-1527 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked at the 17.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in CMS Made Simple, affecting version 2.2.14. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user to bypass the security measures of the upload functionality and potentially create a remote execution of commands via webshell.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

cmsmadesimple
cms made simple
2.2.14

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-434

Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.

addresses: CWE-434

Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.

addresses: CWE-434

Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.

addresses: CWE-434

Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.

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