Reflected XSS via unescaped preview ID
Published Feb 1, 2026 · Updated Feb 1, 2026
Reflected cross-site scripting in SimplePHPscripts Simple CMS PHP 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute script via preview.php?id. The preview.php exception path inserts the id value into an HTML error message without neutralizing markup, causing the victim's browser to execute the payload in the site's origin. The demonstrated request uses no account and requires victim navigation, while the CNA assessment indicates low privileges and no interaction.
Summary
What happened
Reflected cross-site scripting in SimplePHPscripts Simple CMS PHP 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute script via preview.php?id. The preview.php exception path inserts the id value into an HTML error message without neutralizing markup, causing the victim's browser to execute the payload in the site's origin. The demonstrated request uses no account and requires victim navigation, while the CNA assessment indicates low privileges and no interaction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-47919
- Published
- Feb 1, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 1, 2026
- Vendor
- SimplePHPscripts
- Product
- Simple CMS PHP
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 1, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.1
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Public exploit references
- SimplePHPscripts Simple CMS 2.1 reflected XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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