CVE-2020-8596
Participants Database SQL Injection Vulnerability in WordPress
Description
participants-database.php in the Participants Database plugin 1.9.5.5 and previous versions for WordPress has a time-based SQL injection vulnerability via the ascdesc, list_filter_count, or sortBy parameters. It is possible to exfiltrate data and potentially execute code (if certain conditions are met).
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 11, 2020, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 25, 2020, 6:43 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.6
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-2020-8596.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://blog.impenetrable.tech/cve-2020-8596 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10068 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2020-8596 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://blog.impenetrable.tech/cve-2020-8596 No Types Assigned https://blog.impenetrable.tech/cve-2020-8596 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10068 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10068 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-89 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xnau:participants_database:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.9.5.5
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8596 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-8596
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.12 }} -0.00%
score
0.45782
percentile