CVE-2020-5297
LOWDescription
In OctoberCMS (october/october composer package) versions from 1.0.319 and before 1.0.466, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, webp, gif, ico, css, js, woff, woff2, svg, ttf, eot, json, md, less, sass, scss, xml files to any directory of an October CMS server. The vulnerability is only exploitable by an authenticated backend user with the `cms.manage_assets` permission. Issue has been patched in Build 466 (v1.0.466).
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-39952 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-8517 | Critical | 9.8 | 95% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-33053 | High | 8.8 | 85% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2024-43451 | Medium | 6.5 | 84% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2023-4634 | Critical | 9.8 | 83% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-3643 | High | 7.3 | 75% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2020-5297?
Upgrade october to 1.0.466 or later.
Is CVE-2020-5297 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2020-5297 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2020-5297?
CVE-2020-5297 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.4, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2020-5297 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for october (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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