OctoberCMS up to 1.0.465 Permission filename control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in OctoberCMS up to 1.0.465. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Permission. The manipulation leads to filename control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-5295. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OctoberCMS up to 1.0.465 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-98. The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In OctoberCMS (october/october composer package) versions from 1.0.319 and before 1.0.466, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read local files of an October CMS server. The vulnerability is only exploitable by an authenticated backend user with the `cms.manage_assets` permission. Issue has been patched in Build 466 (v1.0.466).

The weakness was presented 06/03/2020 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-5295 since 01/02/2020. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.0.466 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (49045). seclists.org is providing further details. See VDB-156084, VDB-156085, VDB-156086 and VDB-156087 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Filename control
CWE: CWE-98
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OctoberCMS 1.0.466

Timelineinfo

01/02/2020 🔍
06/03/2020 +153 days 🔍
06/04/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/05/2025 +1796 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-5295 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156083
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2020 16:01
Updated: 05/05/2025 15:11
Changes: 06/04/2020 16:01 (40), 08/29/2020 15:53 (11), 10/22/2020 06:32 (1), 10/22/2020 06:37 (1), 01/22/2025 11:13 (25), 05/05/2025 15:11 (3)
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