CVE-2022-26159

MEDIUM NUCLEI

Ametys CMS <4.5.0 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-26159. PoCs published by p0dalirius. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2022-26159, an information disclosure vulnerability in Ametys CMS. It enumerates autocompletion entries by brute-forcing queries to leak sensitive data via XML responses.

Description

The auto-completion plugin in Ametys CMS before 4.5.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read documents such as plugins/web/service/search/auto-completion/<domain>/en.xml (and similar pathnames for other languages), which contain all characters typed by all users, including the content of private pages. For example, a private page may contain usernames, e-mail addresses, and possibly passwords.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 14 stars
by p0dalirius · poc
https://github.com/p0dalirius/CVE-2022-26159-Ametys-Autocompletion-XML

This PoC exploits CVE-2022-26159, an information disclosure vulnerability in Ametys CMS. It enumerates autocompletion entries by brute-forcing queries to leak sensitive data via XML responses.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Ametys CMS (versions affected by CVE-2022-26159)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Ametys CMS instance · Exposed autocompletion endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Ametys CMS Information Disclosure
MEDIUMby Remi Gascou (podalirius)

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://issues.ametys.org/browse/CMS-10973
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://podalirius.net/en/cves/2022-26159/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.1337
EPSS Percentile 95.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-425
Status published
Products (1)
ametys/ametys < 4.5.0
Published Feb 28, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026