# CVE-2021-32648: October CMS Improper Authentication

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-01-18
- Published: 2021-08-26
- CVSS: 8.2 HIGH (v3.1)
- EPSS: 91.1% (100th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-287

octobercms in a CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. In affected versions of the october/system package an attacker can request an account password reset and then gain access to the account using a specially crafted request. The issue has been patched in Build 472 and v1.1.5.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2025-12-03 | 1560 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | Before feed history | — | — |

### F5

- 2025-12-03 · new · rule 200013140
  > Added: signature 200013140 "OctoberCMS Account Takeover" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: PHP, Other Web Server. References: CVE-2021-32648.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 5 requests blocked), template CVE-2021-32648, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 5 requests blocked), template CVE-2021-32648, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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