Is CVE-2020-15248 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-15248 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-15248?

CVE-2020-15248 has a CVSS score of 4 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2020-15248?

Patch guidance is available from octobercms security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-15248.

CVE-2020-15248 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

October is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. In October CMS from version 1.0.319 and before version 1.0.470, backend users with the default "Publisher" system role have access to create & manage users where they can choose which role the new user has. This means that a user with "Publisher" access has the ability to escalate their access to "Developer" access. Issue has been patched in Build 470 (v1.0.470) & v1.1.1.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OCTOBERCMS
Published: 11/23/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2020-15248

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