CVE-2021-47860 (GCVE-0-2021-47860)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 17:29 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:06
VLAI
Title
GetSimple CMS Custom JS 0.1 - CSRF to XSS to RCE
Summary
GetSimple CMS Custom JS 0.1 plugin contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary client-side code into administrator browsers. Attackers can craft a malicious website that triggers a cross-site scripting payload to execute remote code on the hosting server when an authenticated administrator visits the page.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-03-26 00:00
Credits
Bobby Cooke (boku) & Abhishek Joshi
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