MEDIUM
CMS Made Simple 2.x before 2.1.3 and 1.x before 1.12.2, when Smarty Cache is activated, allow remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks, modify links, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTTP Host header in a request
Published May 26, 2016
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.45%
Description
CMS Made Simple 2.x before 2.1.3 and 1.x before 1.12.2, when Smarty Cache is activated, allow remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks, modify links, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTTP Host header in a request.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3.1
- 1.1.4.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.10
- 1.7
- 1.7.1
- 1.8
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.9
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.2
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.4
- 1.9.4.1
- 1.9.4.2
- 1.9.4.3
- 1.10
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.10.3
- 1.11
- 1.11.1
- 1.11.2
- 1.11.2.1
- 1.11.3
- 1.11.4
- 1.11.5
- 1.11.6
- 1.11.7
- 1.11.8
- 1.11.9
- 1.11.10
- 1.11.11
- 1.11.12
- 1.11.13
- 1.12
- 1.12.1
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.1.1
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
4.7 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
2.6 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.45% 0.02451
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02451
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02451) | 83.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02451) | 82.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.09% (0.06088) | 89.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.02% (0.05017) | 82.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.94% (0.06942) | 90.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.83% (0.14829) | 94.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 88.59% (0.88590) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 94.81% (0.94815) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | 95.21% (0.95209) | 99.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.47% (0.95465) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.51% (0.02507) | 81.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02507) | 79.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02507) | 58.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136897/CMS-Made-Simple-Cache-Poisoning.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/15 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2016/03/Announcing-CMSMS-1-12-2-kolonia/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2016/04/Announcing-CMSMS-2-1-3-Black-Point/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538272/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39760/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136897/CMS-Made-Simple-Cache-Poisoning.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/15 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2016/03/Announcing-CMSMS-1-12-2-kolonia/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2016/04/Announcing-CMSMS-2-1-3-Black-Point/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538272/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39760/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 26, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 29, 2016
Link CVE-2016-2784
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a