CVE-2024-27559Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Site-settings overwrite via unvalidated forged POST

Published Mar 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Cross-site request forgery in Codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to overwrite site settings via a forged POST request. The /admin/save_settings.php handler copies six attacker-supplied form fields into site-settings.xml and saves the file without validating a CSRF token or request origin. A victim must submit the forged form from a browser that can reach the administrative endpoint; exploitation can alter the site's title, copyright, URL, greeting, metadata description, and image.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in Codelyfe Stupid Simple CMS 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to overwrite site settings via a forged POST request. The /admin/save_settings.php handler copies six attacker-supplied form fields into site-settings.xml and saves the file without validating a CSRF token or request origin. A victim must submit the forged form from a browser that can reach the administrative endpoint; exploitation can alter the site's title, copyright, URL, greeting, metadata description, and image.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-27559
Published
Mar 1, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Codelyfe
Product
Stupid Simple CMS
Classifications
CWE-352, CAPEC-62
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.2.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Codelyfe · Stupid Simple CMSversion=1.2.4

Published CVSS scores

6.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC-62Cross Site Request Forgery

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