A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ImpressCMS v1.4.5 and before allows…
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ImpressCMS v1.4.5 and before allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the smile_code parameter of the component /editprofile.php.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00457 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | impresscms/impresscms (Packagist) | up to 1.4.5 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-667r-p4gg-7m2q |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- impresscms/impresscms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 1.4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-667r-p4gg-7m2q
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.5 | Vulnerable | ImpressCMS |
- cpe:2.3:a:impresscms:impresscms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·ImpressCMS
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37785
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-667r-p4gg-7m2q
References
More Impresscms vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-26365 ImpressCMS 1.4.4 - Unrestricted File Upload CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2019-15755 ImpressCMS 1.3.11 SQL Injection via bid Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2021-08319 ImpressCMS before 1.4.3 allows include/findusers.php groups SQL Injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08771 ImpressCMS before 1.4.2 allows unauthenticated remote code execution via .....///… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-08320 ImpressCMS before 1.4.3 has plugins/preloads/autologin.php type confusion with resultant… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2008-03313 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in ImpressCMS 1.0 have unknown impact and attack… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2023-37785 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-37785 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-667r-p4gg-7m2q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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