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The vulnerability is only exploitable by an authenticated backend user with the `cms.manage_assets` permission.\n\n### Patches\nIssue has been patched in Build 466 (v1.0.466).\n\n### Workarounds\nApply https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/2b8939cc8b5b6fe81e093fe2c9f883ada4e3c8cc to your installation manually if unable to upgrade to Build 466.\n\n### References\nReported by [Sivanesh Ashok](https://stazot.com/)\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Email us at [hello@octobercms.com](mailto:hello@octobercms.com)\n\n### Threat assessment:\n\u003cimg width=\"1108\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2020-03-31 at 2 37 53 PM\" src=\"https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7253840/78072989-44b3ac80-735d-11ea-8676-09c69f0409c4.png\"\u003e","status":"published","published":"2020-06-03T21:58:16Z","modified":"2023-01-27T05:00:52Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-98","CWE-829"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:15.574072Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-5295","description":"In OctoberCMS (october/october composer package) versions from 1.0.319 and before 1.0.466, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read local files of an October CMS server. 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