{"cve":"CVE-2020-15248","nvd":{"published":"2020-11-23T20:15:12.463","modified":"2026-06-17T02:56:21.303","status":"Modified","description":"October is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. In October CMS from version 1.0.319 and before version 1.0.470, backend users with the default \"Publisher\" system role have access to create & manage users where they can choose which role the new user has. This means that a user with \"Publisher\" access has the ability to escalate their access to \"Developer\" access. Issue has been patched in Build 470 (v1.0.470) & v1.1.1.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","score":4.2},"cwes":["CWE-269","CWE-863"],"references":["https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/78a37298a4ed4602b383522344a31e311402d829","https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-rfjc-xrmf-5vvw","https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/78a37298a4ed4602b383522344a31e311402d829","https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-rfjc-xrmf-5vvw"],"products":["octobercms:october"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:11:20.317016139+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-15248","score":0.00313,"percentile":0.24215,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}