What is CVE-2020-8242?

CVE-2020-8242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Expressionengine, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-8242?

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

SQL Injection in Expressionengine

CVE-2020-8242

Unsanitized user input in ExpressionEngine <= 5.4.0 control panel member creation leads to an SQL injection. The user needs member creation/admin control panel access to execute the attack.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Expressionengine
N/a Expressionengine — versions <= 5.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8242?: CVE-2020-8242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Expressionengine, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-8242?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.