Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in October CMS - CVE-2020-15248
Published: November 23, 2020 / Updated: November 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48708
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15248
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user with "Publisher" access can escalate their permission to "Developer" access.
Affected software
October CMS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15248
Install updates from vendor's website.
October CMS - update to 1.0.470