What is CVE-2020-23722?

CVE-2020-23722 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-23722?

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

Auth bypass in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms

CVE-2020-23722

An issue was discovered in FUEL CMS 1.4.7. There is a escalation of privilege vulnerability to obtain super admin privilege via the "id" and "fuel_id" parameters.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published 2021-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 61st percentile — 61.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms — versions 1.4.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

github.com/daylightstudio/FUEL-CMS/issues/560 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23722?: CVE-2020-23722 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-23722?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.