CVE-2020-24186 (GCVE-0-2020-24186)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-24 13:02 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:05
VLAI KEVintel KEV
Summary
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to upload any type of file, including PHP files via the wmuUploadFiles AJAX action.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: c9a56072-fcbc-4f11-998d-a3b72aaa8060

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-24186

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-07-28 14:15 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-07-28
Asserted: 2020-07-28
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to... | Affected: gVectors / wpDiscuz | CVSS: 10.0 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.93857 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to...
Vendor gVectors
Product wpDiscuz
Added Date 2020-07-28T14:15:03.000Z
Cvss Score 10.0
Epss Score 0.93857
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile 0.99855
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC
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