What is CVE-2020-5514?

CVE-2020-5514 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gilacms Gila Cms, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-5514?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Gilacms Gila Cms

CVE-2020-5514

Gila CMS 1.11.8 allows Unrestricted Upload of a File with a Dangerous Type via .phar or .phtml to the lzld/thumb?src= URI.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.441 (98.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.441 · newest: 0.441 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gilacms Gila Cms — versions 1.11.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

infosecdb.wordpress.com/2020/01/05/gilacms-1-11-8-remote-code-execution/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5514?: CVE-2020-5514 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gilacms Gila Cms, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-5514?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.