# CVE-2024-24764: October Open Redirect for Administrator Accounts

> Authenticated administrators can be redirected to untrusted external URLs via the PageFinder schema, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v2vf-jv88-3fp5

## What is CVE-2024-24764?

CVE-2024-24764 is a low-severity vulnerability in Octobercms October, published on 26 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

October is a self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. This issue affects authenticated administrators who may be redirected to an untrusted URL using the PageFinder schema.  The resolver for the page finder link schema (`october://`) allowed external links, therefore allowing an open redirect outside the scope of the active host. This vulnerability has been patched in version 3.5.15.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24764?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including october/system. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `october/system` | Packagist | From 3.2 | 3.5.15 |
| `october/system` | Packagist | From 3.2 | 3.5.15 |

Products: Octobercms October.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24764?

Upgrade october/system to 3.5.15 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-24764 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24764 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Octobercms October

- [CVE-2021-32648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32648/): October CMS Improper Authentication (high 8.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-3311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3311/): October CMS Session ID not invalidated after logout (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000194/): October CMS File Upload Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000196/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000197/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24764 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24764 is a low-severity vulnerability in Octobercms October, published on 26 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24764 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- october/system (Packagist): affected from 3.2; fixed in 3.5.15
- october/system (Packagist): affected from 3.2; fixed in 3.5.15

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24764/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24764/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24764
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24764
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24764

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24764/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.