Impact

An attacker can request an account password reset and then gain access to the account using a specially crafted request.

- To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must know the username of an administrator and have access to the password reset form.

Patches

- Issue has been patched in Build 472 and v1.1.5 - Shortened patch instructions

Workarounds

Apply https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/016a297b1bec55d2e53bc889458ed2cb5c3e9374 and https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/5bd1a28140b825baebe6becd4f7562299d3de3b9 to your installation manually if you are unable to upgrade.

[Update 2022-01-20] Shortened patch instructions can be found here.

Recommendations

We recommend the following steps to make sure your server stays secure:

- Keep server OS and system software up to date. - Keep October CMS software up to date. - Use a multi-factor authentication plugin. - Change the default backend URL or block public access to the backend area. - Include the Roave/SecurityAdvisories Composer package to ensure that your application doesn't have installed dependencies with known security vulnerabilities.

References

Bugs found as part of Solar Security CMS Research. Credits to: • Andrey Basarygin • Andrey Guzei • Mikhail Khramenkov • Alexander Sidukov • Maxim Teplykh

For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Email us at hello@octobercms.com