{"id":"CVE-2020-8644","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-8644","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T17:30:53.358Z","title":"PlaySMS Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability","description":"PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.","published":"2020-02-05T22:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:26:42.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["playsms/playsms"],"epss":{"score":0.86689,"percentile":0.99741,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8644"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2020-04-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":48335,"kind":"exploit","title":"PlaySMS - index.php Unauthenticated Template Injection Code Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48335","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/remote/48335.rb","file":"exploits/php/remote/48335.rb","published":"2020-04-16","added":"2020-04-16","updated":"2020-04-16","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2020-8644"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/playsms_template_injection.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704","tags":["Broken Link","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704","tags":["Broken Link","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8644","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8644","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}