CVE-2020-24186

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Published Aug 24, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 10 Critical EPSS 94.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to upload any type of file, including PHP files via the wmuUploadFiles AJAX action.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 94.6% (94.616% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162983/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Shell-Upload.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163012/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163302/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Shell-Upload.html
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-patched-in-wpdiscuz-plugin/

History

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Subscriptions

Gvectors Wpdiscuz

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 24, 2020, 1:02 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:05 PM
Reserved: Aug 13, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 24, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:05 AM

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