CVE-2020-8644 is a vulnerability in Playsms
Published on February 5, 2020
PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This PlaySMS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 3, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-8644 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2020-8644 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-8644
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Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.