What is GHSA-79jw-2f46-wv22?

GHSA-79jw-2f46-wv22 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Authenticated remote code execution in October CMS

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-79jw-2f46-wv22 cover?

GHSA-79jw-2f46-wv22 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2022-21705. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-79jw-2f46-wv22?

GHSA-79jw-2f46-wv22 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-79jw-2f46-wv22?

GHSA-79jw-2f46-wv22 affects 3 products, including: composer/october/system:\u003c 1.0.474; composer/october/system:\u003e= 1.1.0, \u003c 1.1.10; composer/october/system:\u003e= 2.0.0, \u003c 2.1.27.

GHSA-79jw-2f46-wv22HighCVSS 7.2

Authenticated remote code execution in October CMS

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

February 23, 2022

Last Modified

February 3, 2023

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2022-21705 →

📋 Description

Impact

An authenticated user with the permissions to create, modify and delete website pages can exploit this vulnerability to bypass cms.safe_mode / cms.enableSafeMode in order to execute arbitrary code.

This issue only affects admin panels that rely on safe mode and restricted permissions.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must first have access to the backend area.

Patches

The issue has been patched in Build 474 (v1.0.474) and v1.1.10.

Workarounds

Apply https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/c393c5ce9ca2c5acc3ed6c9bb0dab5ffd61965fe to your installation manually if unable to upgrade to Build 474 or v1.1.10.

References

Credits to:

David Miller

For more information

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🎯 Affected products3

composer/october/system:< 1.0.474
composer/october/system:>= 1.1.0, < 1.1.10
composer/october/system:>= 2.0.0, < 2.1.27