# CVE-2021-26598: Incorrect Access Control in ImpressCMS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-26598-incorrect-access-control-in-impresscms  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-03-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-26598 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-03-29

Incorrect Access Control in ImpressCMS

Technologies: [impresscms/impresscms (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/impresscms-impresscms). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-26598 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-26598 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-26598?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 March 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** impresscms/impresscms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-26598?** Yes. impresscms/impresscms (Packagist): upgrade to 1.4.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-26598?** Check whether you run impresscms/impresscms (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- impresscms/impresscms (Packagist): upgrade to 1.4.3 or later

  ```sh
  composer require impresscms/impresscms:^1.4.3
  ```


## Affected products

- impresscms/impresscms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-26598
- GHSA-48p3-xfvw-g59c

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- [ImpressCMS Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-37785-impresscms-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
- [ImpressCMS XSS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-13983-impresscms-xss)
- [ImpressCMS Cross-site scripting Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-4036-impresscms-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
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