CVEs / CVE-2021-32648
CVE-2021-32648: October CMS Improper Authentication
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 18 Jan 2022
- critical 9.1 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 90.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
In affected versions of the october/system package an attacker can request an account password reset and then gain access to the account using a specially crafted request.
Description
octobercms in a CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. In affected versions of the october/system package an attacker can request an account password reset and then gain access to the account using a specially crafted request. The issue has been patched in Build 472 and v1.1.5.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| octobercms october | >= 1.0.471, < 1.0.472 | — |
| octobercms october | >= 1.1.1, < 1.1.5 | — |
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| october/system (Packagist) | before 1.0.472 | 1.0.472 |
| october/system (Packagist) | from 1.1.1, before 1.1.5 | 1.1.5 |
Package versions from GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc.
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 18 Jan 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 1 Feb 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.1 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
References
- CVE-2021-32648 on NVD
- CVE-2021-32648 in the CISA KEV catalog
- CVE-2021-32648 on OSV
- https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/016a297b1bec55d2e53bc889458ed2cb5c3e9374 Patch
- https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/5bd1a28140b825baebe6becd4f7562299d3de3b9 Patch
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-32648 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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