CVE-2018-1999009: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

May 13, 2022 (updated July 21, 2023)

October CMS version prior to Build 437 contains a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in modules/system/traits/ViewMaker.php#244 (makeFileContents function) that can result in Sensitive information disclosure and remote code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable remotely if the /backend path is accessible. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in Build 437.

References

octobercms.com/support/article/rn-10
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v7cr-w5v6-6659
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1999009

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