What is CVE-2017-20028?

CVE-2017-20028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Humhub, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2022-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-20028?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Humhub

CVE-2017-20028

A vulnerability was found in HumHub 0.20.1/1.0.0-beta.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Humhub — versions 0.20.1, 1.0.0
Unspecified Humhub — versions 0.20.1, 1.0.0-beta.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cna@vuldb.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20028?: CVE-2017-20028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Humhub, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2022-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-20028?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.