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CVE-2012-6621


Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GetSimple CMS 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.3, and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Email Address or (2) Custom Permalink Structure fields in admin/settings.php; (3) path parameter to admin/upload.php; (4) err parameter to admin/theme.php; (5) error parameter to admin/pages.php; or (6) success or (7) err parameter to admin/index.php.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-6621 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from get-simple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2014-01-16T21:55:08.487

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application get-simple getsimple_cms ≤ 3.2.3 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.0 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.1 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.2 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.3 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.4 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.5 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.6 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.7 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.25 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 1.71 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 2.0 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 2.01 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 2.03 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 2.03.1 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 3.0 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 3.1 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 3.1.1 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 3.1.2 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 3.2 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 3.2.1 Yes
Application get-simple getsimple_cms 3.2.2 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For get-simple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.