CVE-2020-24949 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in PHP-Fusion 9.03.50, specifically within the downloads/downloads.php component. This flaw allows an authenticated, non-administrative user to achieve remote command execution (RCE) by sending a specially crafted request. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and user privileges, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, indicating a high potential for exploitation, despite a lack of observed active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.03.50CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php-fusion:php-fusion:9.03.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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