CVE-2024-25637
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
October is a self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. The X-October-Request-Handler Header does not sanitize the AJAX handler name and allows unescaped HTML to be reflected back. There is no impact since this vulnerability cannot be exploited through normal browser interactions. This unescaped value is only detectable when using a proxy interception tool. This issue has been patched in version 3.5.15.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.1–5.4
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-rjw8-v7rr-r563October System module has a Reflected XSS via X-October-Request-Handler Header2024-06-26ghsa · osvUS
### Impact The X-October-Request-Handler Header does not sanitize the AJAX handler name and allows unescaped HTML to be reflected back. There is no impact since this vulnerability cannot be exploited through normal browser interactions. This unescaped value is only detectable when using a proxy interception tool. ### Patches This issue has been patched in v3.5.15. ### References Credits to: - [Mayank Mehra](mailto:mayankmehra54@gmail.com) ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at [hello@octobercms.com](mailto:hello@octobercms.com)
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-25637/cnnvd
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-rjw8-v7rr-r563cnnvd
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-rjw8-v7rr-r563enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-rjw8-v7rr-r563Vendor Advisorynvd
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