CVE-2020-8644 (GCVE-0-2020-8644)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-02-05 21:03
Modified
2025-10-21 23:35
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.
References
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2021-11-03
Due date: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8644
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