CVE-2024-27625
Published: 05 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-27625 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 31.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-24819
Vulnerability details
CMS Made Simple Version 2.2.19 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability resides in the File Manager module of the admin panel. Specifically, the issue arises due to inadequate sanitization of user input in the "New directory" field.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.