CVE-2017-16941

8.8 HIGH
Published: November 25, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

October CMS through 1.0.428 does not prevent use of .htaccess in themes, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by downloading a theme ZIP archive from /backend/cms/themes, and then uploading and importing a modified archive with two new files: a .php file and a .htaccess file. NOTE: the vendor says "I don't think [an attacker able to login to the system under an account that has access to manage/upload themes] is a threat model that we need to be considering.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/octobercms/october/issues/3257
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/octobercms/october/issues/3257
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
67th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

octobercms