What is CVE-2020-5509?

CVE-2020-5509 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Car Rental Portal, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-5509?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-5509 known to be exploited?

27 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Phpgurukul Car Rental Portal

CVE-2020-5509

PHPGurukul Car Rental Project v1.0 allows Remote Code Execution via an executable file in an upload of a new profile image.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2020-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.058 (92.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpgurukul Car Rental Portal — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/155925/Car-Rental-Project-1.0-Remote-Code-Executi… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5509?: CVE-2020-5509 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul Car Rental Portal, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-5509?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-5509 known to be exploited?: 27 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.