Code Injection in October CMS - CVE-2020-15247
Published: November 23, 2020 / Updated: November 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48707
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15247
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
October CMS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15247
Install updates from vendor's website.
October CMS - update to 1.0.469