CVE-2023-43352

Exp

An issue in CMSmadesimple v.2.2.18 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload to the Content Manager Menu component.

Published: 2023-10-26 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-43352 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-43352

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-43352

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 0.66% 0.53% -0.14%
2 2025-11-21 1.42% 0.66% -0.75%
3 2025-11-18 — 1.42% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-43352

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-43352

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-43352

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cmsmadesimple cms_made_simple 2.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:2.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-43352

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