GHSA-H76R-VGF3-J6W5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-08-30 16:13 – Updated: 2022-08-11 00:18
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Summary
October CMS auth bypass and account takeover
Details

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication using a specially crafted persist cookie.

  • To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must obtain a Laravel’s secret key for cookie encryption and signing.
  • Due to the logic of how this mechanism works, a targeted user account must be logged in while the attacker is exploiting the vulnerability.
  • Authorization via persist cookie not shown in access logs.

Patches

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

Severity ?
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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