CVE-2014-2245
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in the News module in CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) before 1.11.10 allows remote authenticated users with the "Modify News" permission to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sortby parameter to admin/moduleinterface.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in CMS Made Simple's News module allows authenticated users with 'Modify News' permission to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sortby parameter in admin/moduleinterface.php.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.11.9= 0.1= 0.2= 0.2.1= 0.3= 0.3.1= 0.3.2= 0.4= 0.4.1= 0.5= 0.5.1= 0.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
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- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify CMS Made Simple versionCheck the version number displayed in the CMS admin dashboard footer or in the file includes/version.phpAffected if The installed version is 1.11.9 or lower, or falls within 0.1 to 0.6.x range
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Verify News module is installedLog in to the CMS admin panel and navigate to the News module section, or check for the News module in the module management areaAffected if The News module is installed and accessible in the admin interface
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Confirm user permission levelCheck the user account permissions in the admin panel under User Manager to verify if the account has 'Modify News' permissionAffected if The logged-in user has 'Modify News' permission granted
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Inspect the vulnerable parameter handlingExamine the file admin/moduleinterface.php in the News module directory for unsanitized use of the sortby parameter in SQL queriesAffected if The sortby parameter is used directly in SQL queries without parameterized preparation or input validation
You are affected if your CMS Made Simple version is 1.11.9 or lower (or 0.1-0.6.x), the News module is installed, and the sortby parameter in the News module's admin interface handles SQL queries without proper sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to CMS Made Simple 1.11.10 or later. Alternatively, implement parameterized queries/prepared statements for the sortby parameter and apply input validation to prevent SQL injection attacks.
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