October CMS Local File Inclusion

published 2018-07-23 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-v7cr-w5v6-6659 , EUVD-2022-5309

cvss: 8.1; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.4%; EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits: 0; none known

October CMS version prior to Build 437 contains a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in modules/system/traits/ViewMaker.php#244 (makeFileContents function) that can result in Sensitive information disclosure and remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable remotely if the /backend path is accessible. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in Build 437.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

packagist october/october 1.0.437

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Exploit prediction

2.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub	3.0	8.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	october/october	<1.0.437	1.0.437

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

octobercms.com /support/article/rn-10
web, vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1999009
advisory
github.com /octobercms/october
web

Sources

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