CVE-2019-9061
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered in CMS Made Simple 2.2.8. In the module ModuleManager (in the file action.installmodule.php), it is possible to reach an unserialize call with untrusted input and achieve authenticated object injection by using the "install module" feature.
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 confidenceIn CMS Made Simple 2.2.8, the ModuleManager's action.installmodule.php contains an insecure unserialize() call that processes untrusted input provided through the module installation feature. An authenticated attacker can craft malicious serialized PHP objects to achieve object injection, potentially leading to code execution or other impacts depending on available classes in the application.
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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<= 2.2.8CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 versionAccess the admin panel footer or check the version.php file in the installation root directory to determine the installed version numberAffected if The installed version is 2.2.8 or any version below 2.2.8
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Verify ModuleManager module presenceNavigate to the admin panel and check if the ModuleManager extension is installed and listed under the Extensions menuAffected if The ModuleManager module is installed and enabled in the CMS
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Confirm vulnerable file locationLocate the file /ModuleManager/action.installmodule.php within the web root directory and verify it existsAffected if The file action.installmodule.php exists in the ModuleManager directory
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Check authentication access to ModuleManagerLog into the CMS admin panel and determine if the current user account has permissions to access the ModuleManager module for installing extensionsAffected if An authenticated user with ModuleManager access exists in the system
A user is affected if they are running CMS Made Simple version 2.2.8 or lower with the ModuleManager module enabled and accessible to authenticated users.
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 dataReplace the insecure unserialize() call with safe deserialization (e.g., JSON decoding) and implement proper input validation. If unserialize is required, use the allowed_classes parameter with a strict whitelist of permitted classes.
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