CVE-2017-8912 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.1.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via the code parameter to admin/editusertag.php, related to the CreateTagFunction and CallUserTag functions. NOTE: the vendor reportedly has stated this is "a feature, not a bug.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03714.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Cmsmadesimple Subscribe	Cms Made Simple Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://osandamalith.com/2017/05/11/cmsms-2-1-6-multiple-vulnerabilities/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41997/

History

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-12T06:54:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:48:22.694Z

Reserved: 2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8912

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:48:22.694Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-12T07:29:00.343

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-8912

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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