Account Takeover in Octobercms
Priority CRITICAL 96Exploited in the wildCWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-01-18CISA due date 2022-02-01
EPSS 0.91117 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed october (octobercms): 1.0.472, 1.1.5october/system (Packagist): 1.0.472, 1.1.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October CMS | october | 1.0.471 to before 1.0.472; 1.1.1 to before 1.1.5 | 1.0.472, 1.1.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | october/system (Packagist) | before 1.0.472 | 1.0.472 | Patch available | GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc |
| — | october/system (Packagist) | 1.1.1 to before 1.1.5 | 1.1.5 | Patch available | GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc |
- october VendorOctober CMS Affected 1.0.471 to before 1.0.472; 1.1.1 to before 1.1.5 Fixed in 1.0.472, 1.1.5 Patch available CNA
- october/system (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.472 Fixed in 1.0.472 Patch available GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc
- october/system (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.1.1 to before 1.1.5 Fixed in 1.1.5 Patch available GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 to before 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | October CMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:1.0.471:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.471 | Vulnerable | October CMS |
- cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 to before 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·October CMS
- cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:1.0.471:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.471 Vulnerable ·October CMS
Remediation
- Fix · CNA october (octobercms) Fixed in 1.0.472, 1.1.5
- Fix · GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc october/system (Packagist) Fixed in 1.0.472 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc october/system (Packagist) Fixed in 1.1.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2022-01-18 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32648
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc
References
Patch 3
More October CMS October vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2021-02315 An issue was discovered in October through build 471. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-32648 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-32648 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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