Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2021-47870

GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2 suffers from a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Published Jan 21, 2026 · catalog updated May 12, 2026 · GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47870. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.28%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2

GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2 suffers from a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The plugin attempts to sanitize user input using htmlspecialchars(), but this can be bypassed by passing dangerous characters as escaped hex bytes. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary client-side code that executes in the administrator's browser when visiting a malicious page.

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  • vendor GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.21.1.2

How to fix CVE-2021-47870

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-2021-47870. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2 1.1.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.28%. 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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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 21, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2 suffers from a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The plugin attempts to sanitize user input using htmlspecialchars(), but this can be bypassed by passing dangerous characters as escaped hex bytes. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary client-side code that executes in the administrator's browser when visiting a malicious page.

  2. May 12, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2 suffers from a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The plugin attempts to sanitize user input using htmlspecialchars(), but this can be bypassed by passing dangerous characters as escaped hex bytes. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary client-side code that executes in the administrator's browser when visiting a malicious page.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47870

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-47870

    30-day exploitation probability 0.28%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-3608

    GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2 suffers from a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The plugin attempts to sanitize user input using htmlspecialchars(), but this can be bypassed by passing dangerous characters as escaped hex bytes. This allows attackers to

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026