# CVE-2024-27623: Code injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via Server-Side Template Injection in the Design Manager's Breadcrumbs editor.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-82w3-g3q9-mxc3

## What is CVE-2024-27623?

CVE-2024-27623 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published on 5 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

CMS Made Simple version 2.2.19 is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). The vulnerability exists within the Design Manager, particularly when editing the Breadcrumbs.

Weakness: CWE-1336 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27623?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-27623?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-27623 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-27623 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

- [CVE-2010-4663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4663/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-1527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1527/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in CMS Made Simple (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10081/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10085/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000453/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27623 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-27623 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published on 5 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-27623 exists.

Affected product: Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27623/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27623/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27623
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27623
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27623

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27623/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.