CVE-2020-36388 is a critical vulnerability affecting CiviCRM versions before 5.21.3 and 5.22.x through 5.24.x before 5.24.3, allowing authenticated users to upload and execute malicious PHAR archives. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the inherent risk of arbitrary code execution warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.21.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.22.0, < 5.24.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:civicrm:civicrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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