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CVE-2017-16783

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16783 is a critical Server-Side Template Injection vulnerability affecting CMS Made Simple version 2.1.6, specifically through the 'cntnt01detailtemplate' parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-48944 · Oct 26, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0797 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/159690/CMS-Made-Simple-2.1.6-Server-Side-Template-Injection.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
netsparker.com / web-applications-advisories/ns-17-032-server-side-template-injection-vulnerability-in-cms-made-simple
ExploitThird Party Advisory