What is CVE-2020-10057?

CVE-2020-10057 is a high-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-03-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-10057?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Metalgenix Genixcms

CVE-2020-10057

GeniXCMS 1.1.7 is vulnerable to user privilege escalation due to broken access control. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-2680, in which "token" is used as a CSRF protection mechanism, but without validation that "token" is associated with an administrative user.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2020-03-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Metalgenix Genixcms — versions 1.1.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

github.com/J3rryBl4nks/GenixCMS/blob/master/CreateAdminBAC.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10057?: CVE-2020-10057 is a high-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-10057?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.