CVE-2014-8790

Exp

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in admin/api.php in GetSimple CMS 3.1.1 through 3.3.x before 3.3.5 Beta 1, when in certain configurations, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the data parameter.

Published: 2015-01-20 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8790 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.54%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.82% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-8790

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8790

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.72%	2.54%	+1.82%
2	2025-03-30	1.03%	0.72%	-0.31%
3	2025-03-29	—	1.03%	—

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8790

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8790

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-8790

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html" target="_blank">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8790

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
cagintranetworks	getsimple_cms	3.3.3	cpe:2.3:a:cagintranetworks:getsimple_cms:3.3.3:::::::*
cagintranetworks	getsimple_cms	3.3.4	cpe:2.3:a:cagintranetworks:getsimple_cms:3.3.4:::::::*
get-simple	getsimple_cms	3.1.1	cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:3.1.1:::::::*
get-simple	getsimple_cms	3.1.2	cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:3.1.2:::::::*
get-simple	getsimple_cms	3.2	cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:3.2:::::::*
get-simple	getsimple_cms	3.2.1	cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:3.2.1:::::::*
get-simple	getsimple_cms	3.2.2	cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:3.2.2:::::::*
get-simple	getsimple_cms	3.2.3	cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:3.2.3:::::::*
get-simple	getsimple_cms	3.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:3.3.0:::::::*
get-simple	getsimple_cms	3.3.1	cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:3.3.1:::::::*
get-simple	getsimple_cms	3.3.2	cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimple_cms:3.3.2:b3::::::

References for CVE-2014-8790

URL	Tags
http://get-simple.info/start/changelog/
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-17	Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129778/GetSimple-CMS-3.3.4-XML-External-Entity-Injection.html	Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/135	Exploit
https://github.com/GetSimpleCMS/GetSimpleCMS/issues/944

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