CVE-2017-8081

8.8 HIGH
Published: April 30, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Poor cryptographic salt initialization in admin/inc/template_functions.php in GetSimple CMS 3.3.13 allows a network attacker to escalate privileges to an arbitrary user or conduct CSRF attacks via calculation of a session cookie or CSRF nonce.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/GetSimpleCMS/GetSimpleCMS/issues/1224
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/GetSimpleCMS/GetSimpleCMS/issues/1224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.3%
66th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

cagintranetworks