CVE-2026-27161 PUBLISHED

Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via .htaccess Reliance in Sensitive Directories

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 18.02.2026 Published: 20.02.2026 Updated: 20.02.2026

GetSimple CMS is a content management system. All versions of GetSimple CMS rely on .htaccess files to restrict access to sensitive directories such as /data/ and /backups/. If Apache AllowOverride is disabled (common in hardened or shared hosting environments), these protections are silently ignored, allowing unauthenticated attackers to list and download sensitive files including authorization.xml, which contains cryptographic salts and API keys. This issue does not have a fix at the time of publication.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor GetSimpleCMS-CE
Product GetSimpleCMS-CE
Versions
  • Version <= 3.3.22 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE