CVE-2020-24186 (GCVE-0-2020-24186)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-24 13:02 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:05
VLAI Previdian
Summary
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to upload any type of file, including PHP files via the wmuUploadFiles AJAX action.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: a8a65a7a-980c-433d-9f8c-2d72e3af6e59

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-24186

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-07-28 16:15 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-07-28
Asserted: 2020-07-28
Scope
Notes: A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to... | Affected: gVectors / wpDiscuz | CVSS: 10.0 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.94616 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to...
Cve Id CVE-2020-24186
Vendor gVectors
Ghsa Id None
Product wpDiscuz
Added Date 2020-07-28T14:15:03.000Z
Cvss Score 10.0
Epss Score 0.94616
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99855
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2020-24186
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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