Reflected XSS when importing CSV in OctoberCMS
The advisory, in context
Impact
A user with the ability to use the import functionality of the ImportExportController behavior could be socially engineered by an attacker to upload a maliciously crafted CSV file which could result in a reflected XSS attack on the user in question
Patches
Issue has been patched in Build 466 (v1.0.466).
Workarounds
Apply https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/cd0b6a791f995d86071a024464c1702efc50f46c to your installation manually if unable to upgrade to Build 466.
References
Reported by Sivanesh Ashok
For more information
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Threat assessment:
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Affected 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.
From 1.0.319 before 1.0.466
Fixed in 1.0.466
147 explicitly affected versions
v1.0.319, v1.0.320, v1.0.321, v1.0.322, v1.0.323, v1.0.324, v1.0.325, v1.0.326, v1.0.327, v1.0.328, v1.0.329, v1.0.330, v1.0.331, v1.0.332, v1.0.333, v1.0.334, v1.0.335, v1.0.336, v1.0.337, v1.0.338, v1.0.339, v1.0.340, v1.0.341, v1.0.342, v1.0.343, v1.0.344, v1.0.345, v1.0.346, v1.0.347, v1.0.348, v1.0.349, v1.0.350, v1.0.351, v1.0.352, v1.0.353, v1.0.354, v1.0.355, v1.0.356, v1.0.357, v1.0.358, v1.0.359, v1.0.360, v1.0.361, v1.0.362, v1.0.363, v1.0.364, v1.0.365, v1.0.366, v1.0.367, v1.0.368, v1.0.369, v1.0.370, v1.0.371, v1.0.372, v1.0.373, v1.0.374, v1.0.375, v1.0.376, v1.0.377, v1.0.378, v1.0.379, v1.0.380, v1.0.381, v1.0.382, v1.0.383, v1.0.384, v1.0.385, v1.0.386, v1.0.387, v1.0.388, v1.0.389, v1.0.390, v1.0.391, v1.0.392, v1.0.393, v1.0.394, v1.0.395, v1.0.396, v1.0.397, v1.0.398, v1.0.399, v1.0.400, v1.0.401, v1.0.402, v1.0.403, v1.0.404, v1.0.405, v1.0.406, v1.0.407, v1.0.408, v1.0.409, v1.0.410, v1.0.411, v1.0.412, v1.0.413, v1.0.414, v1.0.415, v1.0.416, v1.0.417, v1.0.418, v1.0.419, v1.0.420, v1.0.421, v1.0.422, v1.0.423, v1.0.424, v1.0.425, v1.0.426, v1.0.427, v1.0.428, v1.0.429, v1.0.430, v1.0.431, v1.0.432, v1.0.433, v1.0.434, v1.0.435, v1.0.436, v1.0.437, v1.0.438, v1.0.439, v1.0.440, v1.0.441, v1.0.442, v1.0.443, v1.0.444, v1.0.445, v1.0.446, v1.0.447, v1.0.448, v1.0.449, v1.0.450, v1.0.451, v1.0.452, v1.0.453, v1.0.454, v1.0.455, v1.0.456, v1.0.457, v1.0.458, v1.0.459, v1.0.460, v1.0.461, v1.0.462, v1.0.463, v1.0.464, v1.0.465
View affected-version evidence
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}References
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-gg6x-xx78-448c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5298
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/cd0b6a791f995d86071a024464c1702efc50f46c
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2