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CVE-2020-5295 json

Local File read vulnerability in OctoberCMS

published 6y ago modified last mo. also GHSA-r23f-c2j5-rx2f , EUVD-2020-0511

cvss
4.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.4%
EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

In OctoberCMS (october/october composer package) versions from 1.0.319 and before 1.0.466, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read local files 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).

Patch / fix

  • packagist october/cms 1.0.466
  • octobercms october 1.0.466

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-49045)

Exploit prediction

7.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-49045 October CMS Build 465 - Arbitrary File Read Exploit (Authenticated) webapps, 2020-11-13
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist october/cms
>=1.0.319, <1.0.466
1.0.466

Affected products

  • octobercms october

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program
  • CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

References

Sources

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