What is CVE-2020-8596?

CVE-2020-8596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xnau Participants Database, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-8596?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-8596 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Xnau Participants Database

CVE-2020-8596

participants-database.php in the Participants Database plugin 1.9.5.5 and previous versions for WordPress has a time-based SQL injection vulnerability via the ascdesc, list_filter_count, or sortBy parameters. It is possible to exfiltrate data and potentially execute code (if certain conditions are met).

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.016 (73.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Xnau Participants_database
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8596?: CVE-2020-8596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xnau Participants Database, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-8596?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8596 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.