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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-5296
Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in OctoberCMS
Vulnerability Description
In OctoberCMS (october/october composer package) versions from 1.0.319 and before 1.0.466, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary 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).
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/2b8939cc8b5b6fe81e093fe2c9f883ada4e3c8cc
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-jv6v-fvvx-4932
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
>= 1.0.319, < 1.0.466
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 3rd, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N