CVE-2021-26600 Type Confusion in ImpressCMS

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in ImpressCMS due to a type confusion vulnerability in the autologin plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-26600?

CVE-2021-26600 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ImpressCMS before 1.4.3 has plugins/preloads/autologin.php type confusion with resultant Authentication Bypass (!= instead of !==).

Weakness: CWE-843

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26600?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including impresscms/impresscms. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
impresscms/impresscms PackagistAll versions1.4.3
impresscms/impresscms PackagistAll versions1.4.3

Products include Impresscms Impresscms.

How do I fix CVE-2021-26600?

Upgrade impresscms/impresscms to 1.4.3 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2021-26600 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26600 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m8xh-cqc2-5q6f.

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