CVE-2021-32648
Improper Authentication — is CVE-2021-32648real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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.
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October CMS Improper Authentication — 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-01-18) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~90%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Required action for October CMS October CMS: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-02-01. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.
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