CVE-2020-5297
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CVE-2020-5297 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.7/10 on the CVSS scale. In OctoberCMS (october/october composer package) versions from 1.0.319 and before 1.0.466, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, webp, gif, ico, css, js, woff, woff2, svg, ttf, eot, json, md, less, sass, scss, xml files to any directory of an October CMS server. The vulnerability is only exploitable by an authenticated backend user with the `cms.manage_assets` permission. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In OctoberCMS (october/october composer package) versions from 1.0.319 and before 1.0.466, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, webp, gif, ico, css, js, woff, woff2, svg, ttf, eot, json, md, less, sass, scss, xml files to any directory of an October CMS server. The vulnerability is only exploitable by an authenticated backend user with the `cms.manage_assets` permission. Issue has been patched in Build 466 (v1.0.466).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Octobercms | October | >= 1.0.319, < 1.0.466 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/6711dae8ef70caf0e94cec434498012a2ccd86b8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-9722-rr68-rfpgPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/6711dae8ef70caf0e94cec434498012a2ccd86b8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-9722-rr68-rfpgPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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