CVE-2021-47870

MEDIUM

GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-47870. PoCs published by boku.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit chains a CSRF vulnerability with a stored XSS vulnerability in the My SMTP Contact plugin for GetSimple CMS to achieve remote code execution. The XSS payload bypasses htmlspecialchars() using hex-escaped characters to inject a script that collects a CSRF token and uploads a webshell.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by boku · pythonwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49798

This exploit chains a CSRF vulnerability with a stored XSS vulnerability in the My SMTP Contact plugin for GetSimple CMS to achieve remote code execution. The XSS payload bypasses htmlspecialchars() using hex-escaped characters to inject a script that collects a CSRF token and uploads a webshell.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin <= v1.1.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious site controlled by the attacker · Target must have the vulnerable plugin installed · Admin session must be active
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Various Sources product
http://get-simple.info
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49798

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
get-simple/getsimplecms 1.1.2
GetSimple CMS/My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2
Published Jan 21, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026