CVE-2020-36631 is a critical SQL Injection vulnerability affecting the dwc_network_server_emulator project, specifically within the update_profile function in gamespy/gs_database.py. An unauthenticated remote attacker can manipulate firstname/lastname arguments to inject malicious SQL queries. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation. A patch (f70eb21394f75019886fbc2fb536de36161ba422) is available and recommended for immediate application.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2020-07-10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dwc_network_server_emulator_project:dwc_network_server_emulator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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.