Code Injection in October CMS - CVE-2020-15247

 

Code Injection in October CMS - CVE-2020-15247

Published: November 23, 2020 / Updated: November 30, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48707
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15247
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OctoberCMS
Affected software:
October CMS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user with the cms.manage_pages, cms.manage_layouts, or cms.manage_partials permissions can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-15247

Install updates from vendor's website.

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