# Connect-CMS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/connect-cms-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-e6febc08  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-07-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-07-05

Connect-CMS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Technologies: [opensource-workshop/connect-cms (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/opensource-workshop-connect-cms). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 5 July 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** opensource-workshop/connect-cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.2.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. opensource-workshop/connect-cms (Packagist): upgrade to 1.7.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run opensource-workshop/connect-cms (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- opensource-workshop/connect-cms (Packagist): upgrade to 1.7.2 or later

  ```sh
  composer require opensource-workshop/connect-cms:^1.7.2
  ```


## Affected products

- opensource-workshop/connect-cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.2

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