# CVE-2020-5296: Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in OctoberCMS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-5296-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-octobercms  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-06-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-5296 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-06-03

Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in OctoberCMS

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-5296 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-5296 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-5296?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 June 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** october/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.319,fixed=1.0.466.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-5296?** Yes. october/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 1.0.466 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-5296?** Check whether you run october/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

- october/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 1.0.466 or later

  ```sh
  composer require october/cms:^1.0.466
  ```


## Affected products

- october/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.319,fixed=1.0.466

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-5296
- GHSA-jv6v-fvvx-4932

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