CVE-2026-27161 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting all versions of GetSimple CMS, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive directories and files like authorization.xml, which contains cryptographic salts and API keys. This occurs when Apache's AllowOverride is disabled, bypassing .htaccess protections. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, requiring no user interaction. There is currently no fix available, and no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion has been observed.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.3.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getsimple-ce:getsimple_cms:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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