CVE-2020-24186 is a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting versions 7.0 through 7.0.4 of the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including malicious PHP scripts, via the wmuUploadFiles AJAX action. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit modules for Metasploit and Nuclei, along with entries in ExploitDB, confirm readily available exploit code, despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0, <= 7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.