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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-8242

Unsanitized user input in ExpressionEngine <= 5.4.0 control panel member creation leads to an SQL injection.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.93%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.93% probability · 59th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
expressionengine/expressionengine
Source
support@hackerone.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.