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This will bypass the safe mode feature that prevents PHP execution in the CMS templates.\n\n### Patches\n\nIssue has been patched in Build 473 and v1.1.6\n\n### Workarounds\n\nApply https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/167b592eed291ae1563c8fcc5b9b34a03a300f26 to your installation manually if you are unable to upgrade.\n\n### References\n\nCredits to:\n• Sushi Yushi\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","status":"published","published":"2022-01-14T21:08:26Z","modified":"2023-01-30T05:02:57Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74","CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:27.500048Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-32650","description":"October CMS is a self-hosted content management system (CMS) platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. 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This will bypass the safe mode feature that prevents PHP execution in the CMS templates.\n\n### Patches\n\nIssue has been patched in Build 473 and v1.1.6\n\n### Workarounds\n\nApply https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/167b592eed291ae1563c8fcc5b9b34a03a300f26 to your installation manually if you are unable to upgrade.\n\n### References\n\nCredits to:\n• Sushi Yushi\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","status":"published","published":"2022-01-14T21:08:26Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:27:56.044444565Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74","CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:38.553953Z"}]}}