8.1
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-9053
CMS Made Simple SQL Injection
Description

An issue was discovered in CMS Made Simple 2.2.8. It is possible with the News module, through a crafted URL, to achieve unauthenticated blind time-based SQL injection via the m1_idlist parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

March 26, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 17, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-9053 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cmsmadesimple cms_made_simple
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-9053 has a 100 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-9053.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152356/CMS-Made-Simple-SQL-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/Perseus99999/CVE-2019-9053-working-/blob/main/exploit.py
https://newsletter.cmsmadesimple.org/w/89247Qog4jCRCuRinvhsofwg Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2019/03/Announcing-CMS-Made-Simple-v2.2.10-Spuzzum Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46635/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152356/CMS-Made-Simple-SQL-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://newsletter.cmsmadesimple.org/w/89247Qog4jCRCuRinvhsofwg Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2019/03/Announcing-CMS-Made-Simple-v2.2.10-Spuzzum Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46635/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-9053 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A simple CTF from TryHackMe that I completed using Nmap, SSH, etc,.

Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2026, 6:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CMS Made Simple CVE-2019-9053 Exploit (Python 3)

Python

Updated: 1 day, 23 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 24, 2026, 6:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Google Dorks for detecting CMS Made Simple < 2.2.10 SQL Injection (CVE-2019-9053). Built for security auditing and patch verification.

Python

Updated: 3 days, 10 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 23, 2026, 8:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

First CTF successfully completed! This repo documents my walkthrough of TryHackMe's Simple CTF. It covers network reconnaissance (Nmap), web exploitation (CVE-2019-9053), and credential cracking. As a dev, it was great to pivot from SQLi to a Root shell by leveraging Sudo misconfigurations. Educational purposes only.

Python

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 13, 2026, 4:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A collection of detailed walkthroughs and notes for rooms completed on TryHackMe. This repository documents methodologies, tools, commands, and key learnings from various cybersecurity challenges and labs, intended for educational and practice purposes only.

Python Shell HTML

Updated: 2 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 11, 2026, 7:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.

CMS Simple CVE Recode Script Python 3

Python

Updated: 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 25, 2026, 11:44 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 17, 2026, 8:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Fixed CVE-2019-9053

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 15, 2026, 11:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A collection of penetration testing reports demonstrating exploitation of Linux, web, and Windows environments.

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 27, 2026, 10:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Full attack path writeups for retired HTB machines and TryHackMe rooms — enumeration through privilege escalation with real commands and output

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 14, 2026, 5:44 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Labs Writups

HTML CSS JavaScript

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 5, 2026, 9:14 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 5, 2026, 12:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 2, 2026, 8:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

updated script

Python

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

This is a modified version of the time-based SQL injection exploit for CMS Made Simple <= 2.2.9. The exploit was originally created by Daniele Scanu and has been updated for better compatibility and modern Python practices.

Python

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 11, 2026, 4:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-9053 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-9053 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/Perseus99999/CVE-2019-9053-working-/blob/main/exploit.py
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152356/CMS-Made-Simple-SQL-Injection.html
    Added Reference https://newsletter.cmsmadesimple.org/w/89247Qog4jCRCuRinvhsofwg
    Added Reference https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2019/03/Announcing-CMS-Made-Simple-v2.2.10-Spuzzum
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46635/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152356/CMS-Made-Simple-SQL-Injection.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152356/CMS-Made-Simple-SQL-Injection.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46635/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46635/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152356/CMS-Made-Simple-SQL-Injection.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46635/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2019/03/Announcing-CMS-Made-Simple-v2.2.10-Spuzzum No Types Assigned https://www.cmsmadesimple.org/2019/03/Announcing-CMS-Made-Simple-v2.2.10-Spuzzum Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://newsletter.cmsmadesimple.org/w/89247Qog4jCRCuRinvhsofwg No Types Assigned https://newsletter.cmsmadesimple.org/w/89247Qog4jCRCuRinvhsofwg Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.