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CVE-2021-32648

Account Takeover

Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 18 Jan 2022.

Severity
Critical 9.1
Published
26 Aug 2021
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
1.1.5
Also known as
GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc
Sources
NVD, Project advisories (GitHub)

Description

octobercms in a CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. In affected versions of the october/system package an attacker can request an account password reset and then gain access to the account using a specially crafted request. The issue has been patched in Build 472 and v1.1.5.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
October CMSServers and applications · cpe:a:octobercms:october
  • Version 1.0.471
  • From 1.1.1 before 1.1.5
October CMSServers and applications · github:octobercms/october
  • Version 1.0.471
  • Version 1.1.1

Known exploited

CISA name
October CMS Improper Authentication
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due for US agencies
1 Feb 2022
Used in ransomware
Not known

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32648
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32648
  • GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc
  • github.com https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc