CVE-2014-8790

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-01-20 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

Cagintranetworks Getsimple Cms: 3.3.3, 3.3.4
GetSimple CMS: 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3 (+3)

References

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

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