CVE-2020-8644

PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704	Broken Link Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/	Vendor Advisory
https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/	Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704	Broken Link Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/	Vendor Advisory
https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/	Exploit
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8644	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:playsms:playsms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-02-05 22:15

Updated : 2025-11-07 22:04

NVD link : CVE-2020-8644

Mitre link : CVE-2020-8644

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-8644

JSON object : View

Products Affected

playsms

playsms

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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