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CVE-2017-16799

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16799 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CMS Made Simple version 2.2.3.1, specifically within the 'New' module when adding a category. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts via the 'm1_name' parameter, which are then stored and executed in a victim's browser. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential for limited confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cmsmadesimple:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 15,222 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / bsmali4/cve/blob/master/CMS%20Made%20Simple%20Stored%20XSS.md
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