CVE-2020-15248
October CMS Publisher Role Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 23, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 18, 2021, 4:28 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
0.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-15248.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/78a37298a4ed4602b383522344a31e311402d829 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-rfjc-xrmf-5vvw | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2020-15248 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NIST CWE-269 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Changed Reference Type https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/78a37298a4ed4602b383522344a31e311402d829 No Types Assigned https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/78a37298a4ed4602b383522344a31e311402d829 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-rfjc-xrmf-5vvw No Types Assigned https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-rfjc-xrmf-5vvw Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.319 up to (excluding) 1.0.469
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-15248 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-15248
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10264
percentile