Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Account Takeover in Octobercms
CVE-2021-32648
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.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
8.2
HIGH
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:4.3
EPSS Probability:90.42%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-287 ↗CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| octobercms | october | >= 1.0.471, < 1.0.472 (affected), >= 1.1.1, < 1.1.5 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
90.418%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitHub, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2021-05-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2021-08-26T19:00:12 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:25:36 |
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