CVE-2020-11579

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-11579
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-03 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-03 19:01:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-306

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Chadhaajay Phpkb 9.0 All All All
Application Chadhaajay Phpkb 9.0 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GitHub - ShielderSec/CVE-2020-11579: Exploit code for CVE-2020-11579, an arbitrary file disclosure through the MySQL client in PHPKB MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
The Leader in Knowledge Base Software | PHPKB MISC www.knowledgebase-script.com Product, Vendor Advisory
Knowledge Management Software, Knowledge Base Software | PHPKB MISC www.phpkb.com
Sometimes they come back: exfiltration through MySQL and CVE-2020-11579 - Shielder MISC www.shielder.it Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Shielder - Web Security & Design MISC shielder.it Third Party Advisory
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