CVE-2020-5296

MEDIUM6.2EPSS 0.62%

Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in OctoberCMS

Published: 6/3/2020Modified: 3/13/2026
Also known as:GHSA-jv6v-fvvx-4932

Description

### Impact An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary local files of an October CMS server. The vulnerability is only exploitable by an authenticated backend user with the `cms.manage_assets` permission. ### Patches Issue has been patched in Build 466 (v1.0.466). ### Workarounds Apply https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/2b8939cc8b5b6fe81e093fe2c9f883ada4e3c8cc to your installation manually if unable to upgrade to Build 466. ### References Reported by [Sivanesh Ashok](https://stazot.com/) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) ### Threat assessment: <img width="1241" alt="Screen Shot 2020-03-31 at 12 16 53 PM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7253840/78060872-89354d00-7349-11ea-8c2b-5881b0a50736.png">

Affected packages (1)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1MEDIUM6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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