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CVE-2020-5298 Details

Description

In OctoberCMS (october/october composer package) versions from 1.0.319 and before 1.0.466, a user with the ability to use the import functionality of the `ImportExportController` behavior can 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 Issue has been patched in Build 466 (v1.0.466).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.8 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.html	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2	CVE	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/cd0b6a791f995d86071a024464c1702efc50f46c	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-gg6x-xx78-448c	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.html	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2	[email protected]	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/cd0b6a791f995d86071a024464c1702efc50f46c	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-gg6x-xx78-448c	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]
CWE-87	Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
octobercms october	>= 1.0.319, < 1.0.466
CPE cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 30, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Aug 4, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 3, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 5, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]