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CVE-2020-5295

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-5295 is an authenticated local file read vulnerability affecting OctoberCMS versions from 1.0.319 up to, but not including, 1.0.466. An attacker with backend access and 'cms.manage_assets' permission can exploit this to read arbitrary files on the server. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.9), the exploit requires high privileges but has a high impact on confidentiality. While not on the KEV catalog, a public exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.0.319, < 1.0.466CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.7
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-49045 · Nov 13, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0737 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 3,566 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: october/cmsFixed in: 1.0.466
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-r23f-c2j5-rx2fmedium

Local File read vulnerability in OctoberCMS

Jun 3, 2020

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / octobercms/october/commit/2b8939cc8b5b6fe81e093fe2c9f883ada4e3c8cc
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-r23f-c2j5-rx2f
PatchThird Party Advisory