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CVE-2021-48016

DedeCMS 5.8.1-beta Unauthenticated RCE via plus/flink.php

  • Critical 9.8
  • A public exploit reference is listed

Description

DedeCMS through 5.8.1-beta contains a PHP code injection vulnerability in ShowMsg() where the HTTP Referer header is written into a DedeTemplate string and included. Unauthenticated attackers can send a crafted Referer to /plus/flink.php?dopost=save with an empty validate code to execute arbitrary PHP and system commands. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-14.

Key facts

Published
22 Oct 2026
Last changed
29 Oct 2026
Assigned by
VulnCheck
EPSS
0.441% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 38.814% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: poc; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.3CVSS 4.0, Criticalfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

No explicit remediation statement is available on this page yet. Consult the original record and vendor references before choosing a fix.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
DedeCMSDedeCMS
  • Default status: unknown
  • 0 up to and including 5.8.1-beta (affected)

Timeline

  1. 22 Oct 2026 Published

Weakness

References