CVE-2021-48016

validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.

GHSA-8g3p-p68p-pg53 ↗EUVD-2021-34899 ↗

check availableZero validated a working check for it.not proven exploitableZero has a detection check, but hasn't produced a full working exploit yet.
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
DedeCMS <= 5.8.1-beta
ETK-2026-2439Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
+2h39mTTV
35mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
Check if you are vulnerable
timeline
0 = trigger signal
trigger signal (cve.org) +0hcheck available+2h39magent stopped
0
+1h
+2h

description

DedeCMS through 5.8.1-beta is affected by PHP code injection in its message-handling logic. An unauthenticated remote attacker may execute PHP and operating-system commands when the affected submission endpoint is exposed and accepts requests without a validation code.

mitigation

Disable or restrict access to the affected link-submission endpoint if it is not required, and enforce validation for submissions. Apply a vendor-supported corrected release when one is identified; the supplied evidence does not establish a fixed version.

check
available
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
deterministic
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
–
agent run time
35m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-10-22 10:57Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
–
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

Check only, differential: the check fires on the vulnerable build and is silent on the patched one.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-22 10:57Z
    ghsa: trigger signal, started the run
  2. 2026-10-22 10:57Z

this entry in the feed

GET /api/v1/feed/CVE-2021-48016

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2021-48016",
  "display_id": "CVE-2021-48016",
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  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2021-34899",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "PHP code injection in DedeCMS",
  "summary": "DedeCMS through 5.8.1-beta is affected by PHP code injection in its message-handling logic. An unauthenticated remote attacker may execute PHP and operating-system commands when the affected submission endpoint is exposed and accepts requests without a validation code.",
  "mitigation": "Disable or restrict access to the affected link-submission endpoint if it is not required, and enforce validation for submissions. Apply a vendor-supported corrected release when one is identified; the supplied evidence does not establish a fixed version.",
  "vendor": "DedeCMS",
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  "exploit": false,
  "pipeline_minutes": 35.02281745,
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published 2026-10-22 13:01Z
last change 2026-10-22 13:39Z

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