Local File Inclusion by unauthenticated users
Priority LOW 36CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863, CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
October is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. In October CMS from version 1.0.421 and before version 1.0.469, an attacker can read local files on an October CMS server via a specially crafted request. Issue has been patched in Build 469 (v1.0.469) and v1.1.0.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01699 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed october (octobercms): 1.0.469october/cms (Packagist): 1.0.469
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October CMS | october | 1.0.421 to before 1.0.469 | 1.0.469 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | october/cms (Packagist) | 1.0.421 to before 1.0.469 | 1.0.469 | Patch available | GHSA-xwjr-6fj7-fc6h |
- october VendorOctober CMS Affected 1.0.421 to before 1.0.469 Fixed in 1.0.469 Patch available CNA
- october/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.0.421 to before 1.0.469 Fixed in 1.0.469 Patch available GHSA-xwjr-6fj7-fc6h
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.421 to before 1.0.469 | Vulnerable | October CMS |
- cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.421 to before 1.0.469 Vulnerable ·October CMS
Remediation
- Fix · CNA october (octobercms) Fixed in 1.0.469
- Fix · GHSA-xwjr-6fj7-fc6h october/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 1.0.469 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15246
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwjr-6fj7-fc6h
References
More October CMS October vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-12316 Account Takeover in Octobercms KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-12318 Arbitrary code execution in october/system CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-14456 October CMS build 412 is vulnerable to PHP code execution in the file upload… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-23545 A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in installation of October v.3.4.16 allows an… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-19223 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in October CMS v3.4.4 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-30847 October 3.6.30 allows an authenticated admin account to upload a PDF file containing… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2020-15246 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15246 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwjr-6fj7-fc6h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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