CVE-2017-7255 describes a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) version 2.1.6, specifically within the "Content-->News-->Add Article" feature via the m1_title parameter. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While the attack complexity is low, it requires user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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