FKIE_CVE-2020-8644

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-02-05 22:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:26
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704Broken Link, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704Broken Link, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/Exploit
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8644US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
playsms playsms *
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  "cisaActionDue": "2022-05-03",
  "cisaExploitAdd": "2021-11-03",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "PlaySMS Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability",
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:26:41.917",
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