Vulnerability · CVE-2021-47736
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the content editing functionality that allows administrative users to upload malicious PHP files.
Published Dec 23, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · Cmsimple-Xh CMSimple_XH
Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47736. EPSS is 1.08%. Act only if a listed version of Cmsimple-Xh CMSimple_XH is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.08%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Cmsimple-Xh CMSimple_XH 1.7.4
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the content editing functionality that allows administrative users to upload malicious PHP files. Attackers with valid credentials can exploit the CSRF token mechanism to create a PHP shell file that enables arbitrary command execution on the server.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Cmsimple-Xh CMSimple_XH 1.7.41.7.4
How to fix CVE-2021-47736
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 1.7.4
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47736. EPSS is 1.08%. Act only if a listed version of Cmsimple-Xh CMSimple_XH is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Cmsimple-Xh CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 1.7.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.08%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 23, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the content editing functionality that allows administrative users to upload malicious PHP files. Attackers with valid credentials can exploit the CSRF token mechanism to create a PHP shell file that enables arbitrary command execution on the server.
Jul 15, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the content editing functionality that allows administrative users to upload malicious PHP files. Attackers with valid credentials can exploit the CSRF token mechanism to create a PHP shell file that enables arbitrary command execution on the server.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47736
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-47736
30-day exploitation probability 1.08%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204838
CMSimple_XH 1.7.4 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the content editing functionality that allows administrative users to upload malicious PHP files. Attackers with valid credentials can exploit the CSRF token mechanism to create a PHP shell file th
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
- EUVDOct 29, 2026