External Control of File Name or Path in October CMS - CVE-2020-5297
Published: June 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28768
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5297
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to upload files to arbitrary directory on the server.
The vulnerability exists due to application allows an attacker to control path of the uploaded files. A remote authenticated user with cms.manage_assets permission can upload whitelisted files to any directory on the server.
Affected software
October CMS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5297
Install updates from vendor's website.
October CMS - update to 1.0.466