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CVE-2021-44868

MCMS SQL Injection

ming-soft / MCMS

Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
1.4%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2021-44868 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting ming-soft MCMS. A problem was found in ming-soft MCMS v5.1. There is a sql injection vulnerability in /ms/cms/content/list.do

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

ming-soft / MCMS.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A problem was found in ming-soft MCMS v5.1

A problem was found in ming-soft MCMS v5.1. There is a sql injection vulnerability in /ms/cms/content/list.do

Published
17 Feb 2022
Exploitation Reported
17 Mar 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44868
  • GitHub — ming-soft/MCMS github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/ming-soft/MCMS/issues/58

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 17 Mar 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2026-03-17 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

1.4%

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 7.5 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2021-44868",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.01412,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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