Description

An issue was discovered in Chadha PHPKB 9.0 Enterprise Edition. installer/test-connection.php (part of the installation process) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose local files on hosts running PHP before 7.2.16, or on hosts where the MySQL ALLOW LOCAL DATA INFILE option is enabled.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 3, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 3, 2023, 7:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-11579 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-11579 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Chadhaajay phpkb
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-11579.

URL Resource
https://github.com/ShielderSec/CVE-2020-11579 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://shielder.it/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.phpkb.com Product
https://www.shielder.it/blog/mysql-and-cve-2020-11579-exploitation/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

Shielder's public proof of concepts collection

Python

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
22 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : May 20, 2021, 3:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 7 months ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
176 stars 24 fork 24 watcher
Born at : June 15, 2020, 2:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 692 different CVEs too.

Exploit code for CVE-2020-11579, an arbitrary file disclosure through the MySQL client in PHPKB

Python

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
22 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : May 19, 2020, 1:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-11579 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-11579 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.phpkb.com No Types Assigned https://www.phpkb.com Product
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.knowledgebase-script.com/ [Product, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://www.phpkb.com [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-306
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:chadhaajay:phpkb:9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* NOT OR cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.2.16 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:chadhaajay:phpkb:9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.2.16
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:chadhaajay:phpkb:9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* NOT OR cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.2.16 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:chadhaajay:phpkb:9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.2.16
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ShielderSec/CVE-2020-11579 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ShielderSec/CVE-2020-11579 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://shielder.it/ No Types Assigned https://shielder.it/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.knowledgebase-script.com/ No Types Assigned https://www.knowledgebase-script.com/ Product, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.shielder.it/blog/mysql-and-cve-2020-11579-exploitation/ No Types Assigned https://www.shielder.it/blog/mysql-and-cve-2020-11579-exploitation/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:chadhaajay:phpkb:9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.2.16
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-11579 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.35 }} 0.31%

score

0.86094

percentile

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