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CVE-2020-21524

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-21524 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Halo v1.1.3, specifically within the WordPress blog import function at /api/admin/migrations/wordpress. This critical flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.1, allows unauthenticated attackers to perform various malicious actions, including internal network reconnaissance, arbitrary file reading, and denial-of-service attacks. While a proof-of-concept exploit exists on GitHub, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:halo:halo:1.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.1CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0151 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / halo-dev/halo/issues/423
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory