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CVE-2021-32648

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-01-18 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2021-08-26
  • Fixed in1.1.5 · 1.0.472
  • WeaknessCWE-287

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-08-2619:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-01-18Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-01-18Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-01-18Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0619:37SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Octobercms october
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.1≥ 1.1.1, < 1.1.51.1.5
1.0< 1.0.4721.0.472
1.0= 1.0.471no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • octobercms october
    Affected
    • = >= 1.0.471, < 1.0.472no fix stated
    • = >= 1.1.1, < 1.1.5no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2021-08-26

Fix

  1. Update Octobercms october to 1.1.5 · 1.0.472
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-02-01

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedImmersive-Labs-Sec/CVE-2021-32648daftspunk/CVE-2021-32648
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-01-18
Patch Due Date
2022-02-01
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
2021-08-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-mxr5-mc97-63rc

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2021-32648 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2021-32648 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-02-01.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-32648?

CVE-2021-32648 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

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