CVE-2020-8644 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 86.7% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
Description
PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 86.69% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-02-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | PlaySMS Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | PlaySMS / PlaySMS |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| playsms | playsms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PlaySMS - index.php Unauthenticated Template Injection Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2020-04-16 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html
- https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704
- https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html
- https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704
- https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8644
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