CVE-2020-8644

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: February 05, 2020 Modified: November 07, 2025

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Description

PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Release Notes Vendor Advisory

https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link Release Notes Vendor Advisory

https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8644

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

9 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

92.9%

100th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94 CWE-94

Affected Vendors

playsms

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