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CVE-2020-36079

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-36079 describes an authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Zenphoto through version 1.5.7, which can lead to remote code execution. An attacker with administrative privileges can exploit this by using the uploader plugin's elFinder functionality to upload malicious files, such as PHP scripts, to the server's uploaded/ directory. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite the vendor's dispute regarding the administrative prerequisite, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.5.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zenphoto:zenphoto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.2HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0472 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 5,530 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/161569/Zenphoto-CMS-1.5.7-Shell-Upload.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / zenphoto/zenphoto/issues/1292
Third Party Advisory
zenphoto.org / news/why-not-every-security-issue-is-really-an-issue
Vendor Advisory