CVE-2022-26159

Public Exploit

Description

The auto-completion plugin in Ametys CMS before 4.5.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read documents such as plugins/web/service/search/auto-completion/<domain>/en.xml (and similar pathnames for other languages), which contain all characters typed by all users, including the content of private pages. For example, a private page may contain usernames, e-mail addresses, and possibly passwords.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 91.58% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ametys.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://issues.ametys.org/browse/CMS-10973 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://podalirius.net/en/cves/2022-26159/ third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/p0dalirius/CVE-2022-26159-Ametys-Autocompletion-XML/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-26159?
CVE-2022-26159 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-26159?
To fix CVE-2022-26159, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-26159 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-26159 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~92% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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