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CVE-2023-44381

October CMS safe mode bypass using Page template injection

Published: Dec 1, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-94
NVD MITRE
4.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform to assist with development workflow. An authenticated backend user with the `editor.cms_pages`, `editor.cms_layouts`, or `editor.cms_partials` permissions who would normally not be permitted to provide PHP code to be executed by the CMS due to `cms.safe_mode` being enabled can craft a special request to include PHP code in the CMS template. This issue has been patched in version 3.4.15.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

octoberoctobercms
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
october/systemPackagistOSS Libraries
octobercmsoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka ckeditor4, ckeditor5
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-q22j-5r3g-9hmh
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44381
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/octobercms/october
github.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 1, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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