CVE-2021-32648

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.1)⚠ Active exploitation💥 Exploit

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.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Base score: 9.1

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 90%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 100
Score date: 10/3/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

CISA KEV — actively exploited

Added to catalog: 1/18/2022
Remediation due date: 2/1/2022
Known ransomware use: Unknown

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Nuclei template (automated mass detection) · OctoberCMS - Account Takeover
Proof of concept on GitHub (unverified) · List of proofs of concept on GitHub

⚠️ GitHub proofs of concept are not verified: some are fake or contain malware. Never run them outside an isolated lab.

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 %
Primary impactT1078 Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access90 %
Secondary impactT1556 Modify Authentication Processdefense impairment · persistence · credential access65 %

Vulnerabilidad de autenticación (CWE-287) en aplicación web expuesta (AV:N, sin autenticación previa) que permite bypassear reset de contraseña para acceder a cuentas. Impacto: acceso no autorizado (T1078) y potencial modificación de cuentas (T1556).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management User Account Management Password Policies Multi-factor Authentication Application Developer Guidance Active Directory Configuration

Affected technologies (1)

Octobercms — October

CWEs

CWE-287
NVD-CWE-Other

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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