Cross-site Scripting in October
Impact
Pasting content copied from malicious websites into the Froala richeditor could result in a successful self-XSS attack.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 1.0.319 before 1.0.467Ecosystem versions | 1.0.467 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-3pc2-fm7p-q2vg
View original version evidence (148 explicit versions)
Original source description
Impact
Pasting content copied from malicious websites into the Froala richeditor could result in a successful self-XSS attack.
Patches
Issue has been patched in Build 467 (v1.0.467).
Workarounds
Apply https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/b384954a29b89117e1c0d6035b3ede4f46df67c5 to your installation manually if unable to upgrade to Build 467.
References
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at hello@octobercms.com
Threat Assessment
Assessed as Low given that by the nature of the attack it can only impact users that do it to themselves by copying and pasting from malicious websites.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Michał Bentkowski of Securitum for finding the original issue in Froala and @tomaszstrojny for reporting the issue to the October CMS team.