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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-26598 · published 28 March 2022

CVE-2021-26598: Impresscms improper authentication vulnerability

Impresscms · Impresscms

ImpressCMS before 1.4.3 has Incorrect Access Control because include/findusers.php allows access by unauthenticated attackers (who are, by design, able to have a security token).

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 11% · top 4.4% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
5.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 8 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ImpressCMS before 1.4.3 has Incorrect Access Control because include/findusers.php allows access by unauthenticated attackers (who are, by design, able to have a security token).

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2022-03 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/45 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1081137 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166403/ImpressCMS-1.4.2-Incorrect-Access-Control.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2022-03 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/45 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1081137 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166403/ImpressCMS-1.4.2-Incorrect-Access-Control.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-26598), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.