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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-40889

CMSUno version 1.7.2 is affected by a PHP code execution vulnerability. sauvePass action in {webroot}/uno/central.php file calls to file_put_contents() function to write username in password.php file when a user successfully changed their password. The attacker can inject malicious PHP code into password.php and then use the login function to execute code.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:55 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-40889

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Oct 2021, 10:15 UTC

CMSUno version 1.7.2 is affected by a PHP code execution vulnerability. sauvePass action in {webroot}/uno/central.php file calls to file_put_contents() function to write username in password.php file when a user successfully changed their password. The attacker can inject malicious PHP code into password.php and then use the login function to execute code.

osv:CVE-2021-40889
Complete source record
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    "summary": "CMSUno version 1.7.2 is affected by a PHP code execution vulnerability. sauvePass action in {webroot}/uno/central.php file calls to file_put_contents() function to write username in password.php file when a user successfully changed their password. The attacker can inject malicious PHP code into password.php and then use the login function to execute code.",
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