CVE-2020-8242
High
Published: 18 February 2022
Published
18 February 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0032
55.8th percentile
Risk Priority
15
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2020-8242 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Expressionengine Expressionengine. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 44.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-29113
Vulnerability details
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.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
expressionengine
expressionengine
≤ 5.4.0
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.