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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-44383
October CMS stored XSS by authenticated backend user with improper configuration
Vulnerability Description
October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform to assist with development workflow. A user with access to the media manager that stores SVG files could create a stored XSS attack against themselves and any other user with access to the media manager when SVG files are supported. This issue has been patched in version 3.5.2.
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
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Affected Vendor
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october
Vulnerable Versions:
>= 3.0.0, 3.5.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 29th, 2023
Last Modified:
June 5th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N