FKIE_CVE-2020-8242

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-02-18 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:26
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Unsanitized user input in ExpressionEngine <= 5.4.0 control panel member creation leads to an SQL injection. The user needs member creation/admin control panel access to execute the attack.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/968240Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/968240Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
expressionengine expressionengine *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:26:07.077",
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