CVE-2020-8644 (GCVE-0-2020-8644)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-05 21:03 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35- n/a
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-bee… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technica… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlayS… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-94 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | PlaySMS |
| Due Date | 2022-05-03 |
| Date Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Vendorproject | PlaySMS |
| Vulnerabilityname | PlaySMS Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string. |
| Vendor | PlaySMS |
| Product | PlaySMS |
| Added Date | 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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"url": "https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704"
},
{
"name": "https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/"
},
{
"name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html"
}
]
}
}
}
},
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"datePublished": "2020-02-05T21:03:11.000Z",
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Nomenclature
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