cve/2020/CVE-2020-5298.md

### [CVE-2020-5298](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-5298)
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### Description

In OctoberCMS (october/october composer package) versions from 1.0.319 and before 1.0.466, a user with the ability to use the import functionality of the `ImportExportController` behavior can be socially engineered by an attacker to upload a maliciously crafted CSV file which could result in a reflected XSS attack on the user in question Issue has been patched in Build 466 (v1.0.466).

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158730/October-CMS-Build-465-XSS-File-Read-File-Deletion-CSV-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/2

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.