Account Takeover in Octobercms
Affects October CMS october/system versions 1.0.471 and 1.1.1, where an attacker who knows an administrator's username can use the password reset form. Fixed in build 472 and v1.1.5.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Actively exploited
- Fix
- Fixed in 1.0.472, 1.1.5
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
OctoberCMS, a content management platform built on the Laravel PHP framework, is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker could exploit a flaw in the password reset process to take over user accounts.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
- EPSS reached 10%
FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Affected versions
- octobercms october
From 1.0.471 · fixed in 1.0.472; From 1.1.1 · fixed in 1.1.5
- october/systemPackagist
fixed in 1.0.472
- october/systemPackagist
From 1.1.1 · fixed in 1.1.5
References 3
GitHub · octobercms/october
GitHub · octobercms/library
Questions about CVE-2021-32648
What does this mean?
An attacker who knows an administrator's username can request a password reset and use a specially crafted request to gain access to that account, including administrator accounts.Source: github.com
Am I affected, and how do I check?
The advisory lists october/system versions 1.0.471 and 1.1.1 as affected, and the affected ranges run from version 0 up to build 472 and from 1.1.1 up to 1.1.5. Check the installed october/system version in composer.lock or the October CMS backend version display.Source: github.com
What should I do about it?
Upgrade to build 472 on the 1.0.x line or to v1.1.5 on the 1.1.x line. The advisory also gives a manual workaround of applying octobercms/library commits 016a297 and 5bd1a28 to the installation.Source: github.com
Is it being exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-01-18, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cisa.gov, cve.now feed data