CVE-2017-8081 describes a critical vulnerability in GetSimple CMS 3.3.13, specifically within the admin/inc/template_functions.php file. The flaw stems from poor cryptographic salt initialization, enabling a network attacker to escalate privileges to any user or perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by predicting session cookies or CSRF nonces. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.13_CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cagintranetworks:getsimple_cms:3.3.13_:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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