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CVE-2020-11579

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2020 at 05:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPhpkb· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 27%

Description

An issue was discovered in Chadha PHPKB 9.0 Enterprise Edition. installer/test-connection.php (part of the installation process) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose local files on hosts running PHP before 7.2.16, or on hosts where the MySQL ALLOW LOCAL DATA INFILE option is enabled.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Phpkb· Chadhaajay
95%
9.0
php-php (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

PHP· PHPdrupal
95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ShielderSec/CVE-2020-11579
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://shielder.it/
x_refsource_MISCProduct
Source: [email protected]
https://www.phpkb.com
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.shielder.it/blog/mysql-and-cve-2020-11579-exploitation/

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306

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