CVE-2020-15248: Privilege escalation by backend users assigned to the default "Publisher" system role

medium Affects october/backend. Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2020-11-23; advisory modified 2026-07-08.

Privilege escalation by backend users assigned to the default "Publisher" system role

Package: october/backend Composer
Affected versions: >=1.0.319 and <1.0.470
Fixed in: 1.0.470
Severity: medium CVSS 4.0
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (24.2th percentile)
Published: 2020-11-23
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-269 CWE-863

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