Auth bypass in Chadhaajay Phpkb
CVE-2020-11579
An issue was discovered in Chadha PHPKB 9.0 Enterprise Edition. installer/test-connection.php (part of the installation process) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose local files on hosts running PHP before 7.2.16, or on hosts where the MySQL ALLOW LOCAL DATA INFILE option is enabled.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.265 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Chadhaajay Phpkb — versions 9.0
- Php
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11579?
- CVE-2020-11579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chadhaajay Phpkb, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11579?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-11579 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.