CVE-2020-11579

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Chadha PHPKB 9.0 Enterprise Edition. installer/test-connection.php (part of the installation process) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose local files on hosts running PHP before 7.2.16, or on hosts where the MySQL ALLOW LOCAL DATA INFILE option is enabled.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.86% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory shielder.it Third-Party Advisory shielder.it
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://shielder.it/ third party advisory
https://github.com/ShielderSec/CVE-2020-11579 third party advisory exploit
https://www.shielder.it/blog/mysql-and-cve-2020-11579-exploitation/ third party advisory exploit
https://www.phpkb.com product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11579?
CVE-2020-11579 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11579?
To fix CVE-2020-11579, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-11579 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-11579 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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