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GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc
No affected components available
Impact
An attacker can request an account password reset and then gain access to the account using a specially crafted request.
- To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must know the username of an administrator and have access to the password reset form.
Patches
- Issue has been patched in Build 472 and v1.1.5
- Shortened patch instructions
Workarounds
Apply https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/016a297b1bec55d2e53bc889458ed2cb5c3e9374 and https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/5bd1a28140b825baebe6becd4f7562299d3de3b9 to your installation manually if you are unable to upgrade.
[Update 2022-01-20] Shortened patch instructions can be found here.
Recommendations
We recommend the following steps to make sure your server stays secure:
- Keep server OS and system software up to date.
- Keep October CMS software up to date.
- Use a multi-factor authentication plugin.
- Change the default backend URL or block public access to the backend area.
- Include the Roave/SecurityAdvisories Composer package to ensure that your application doesn't have installed dependencies with known security vulnerabilities.
References
Bugs found as part of Solar Security CMS Research. Credits to: • Andrey Basarygin • Andrey Guzei • Mikhail Khramenkov • Alexander Sidukov • Maxim Teplykh
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at hello@octobercms.com
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
The exploit probability is critical. The vulnerability is very likely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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