Vulnerability · Published Nov 23, 2020 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2020-15248Privilege escalation by backend users assigned to the default "Publisher" system role
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in october from octobercms. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
October is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. In October CMS from version 1.0.319 and before version 1.0.470, backend users with the default "Publisher" system role have access to create & manage users where they can choose which role the new user has. This means that a user with "Publisher" access has the ability to escalate their access to "Developer" access. Issue has been patched in Build 470 (v1.0.470) & v1.1.1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | october/backend | 1.0.470 | GHSA-rfjc-xrmf-5vvw |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| octobercms | october | >= 1.0.319, < 1.0.470 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L