Account Takeover in Octobercms
The advisory, in context
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
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.
Earlier releases before 1.0.472
Fixed in 1.0.472
153 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, v1.0.466, v1.0.467, v1.0.468, v1.0.469, v1.0.470, v1.0.471
View affected-version evidence
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"v1.0.406",
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"v1.0.408",
"v1.0.409",
"v1.0.410",
"v1.0.411",
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"v1.0.455",
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"v1.0.460",
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"v1.0.468",
"v1.0.469",
"v1.0.470",
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}From 1.1.1 before 1.1.5
Fixed in 1.1.5
4 explicitly affected versions
v1.1.1, v1.1.2, v1.1.3, v1.1.4
View affected-version evidence
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}References
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32648
- https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/016a297b1bec55d2e53bc889458ed2cb5c3e9374
- https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/5bd1a28140b825baebe6becd4f7562299d3de3b9
- https://github.com/octobercms/october
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-32648