CVE-2020-37163
Published: 07 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2020-37163 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 32.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2020-37163 is a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) affecting QuickDate 1.3.2. The flaw resides in the find_matches endpoint, where the _located parameter fails to properly sanitize user input, enabling remote attackers to manipulate database queries. Specifically, attackers can inject UNION-based SQL statements to extract sensitive database information, including user credentials, database name, and system version. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N), indicating high severity due to its network accessibility and confidentiality impact.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. By crafting malicious payloads for the _located parameter, they can dump database contents, achieving high confidentiality impact through data exfiltration and low integrity impact via query manipulation, while availability remains unaffected.
Advisories and related resources include an archived QuickDate script site at https://web.archive.org/web/20200112151117/https://quickdatescript.com/, an Exploit-DB proof-of-concept at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48022, and a VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/quickdate-sql-injection. These references document the issue and exploitation details but do not specify patches or mitigations in the available information.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-31114
Vulnerability details
QuickDate 1.3.2 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to manipulate database queries through the '_located' parameter in the find_matches endpoint. Attackers can inject UNION-based SQL statements to extract database information including user credentials, database name, and system…
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Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing web app (find_matches endpoint) directly enables T1190 exploitation for initial access and data retrieval from the backend database (T1213.006).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents SQL injection by requiring validation and sanitization of user inputs like the '_located' parameter before database query execution.
Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of the specific SQL injection flaw in the find_matches endpoint of QuickDate 1.3.2.
Provides boundary protection via web application firewalls or similar to inspect and block malicious SQL injection payloads in network traffic to the vulnerable endpoint.