What is CVE-2020-5512?

CVE-2020-5512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gilacms Gila Cms, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-5512?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Gilacms Gila Cms

CVE-2020-5512

Gila CMS 1.11.8 allows /admin/media?path=../ Path Traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.189 (97.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.189 · newest: 0.189 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gilacms Gila Cms — versions 1.11.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

infosecdb.wordpress.com/2020/01/05/gilacms-1-11-8-admin-mediapath-directory-tra… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5512?: CVE-2020-5512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gilacms Gila Cms, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-5512?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.