Code Injection in PlaySMS - CVE-2020-8644
Published: April 3, 2020 / Updated: July 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26575
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8644
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in "src/Playsms/Tpl.php:_compile()" that leads to server-side template injection. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
PlaySMS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8644
Install updates from vendor's website.
PlaySMS - update to 1.4.3
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #9206 - CVE-2020-8644-PlaySMS-1.4-rlvpp (Python script to exploit PlaySMS before 1.4.3) (July 26, 2023)
- Exploit #9205 - CVE-2020-8644-PlaySMS-1.4 (Python script to exploit PlaySMS before 1.4.3) (July 26, 2023)
- Exploit #5701 - PlaySMS 1.4.3 - Template Injection / Remote Code Execution (June 17, 2021)
- Exploit #5726 - PlaySMS - index.php Unauthenticated Template Injection Code Execution (Metasploit) (June 17, 2021)
- Exploit #4949 - CVE-2020-8644 () (December 18, 2020)
- Exploit #2259 - PlaySMS index.php Unauthenticated Template Injection Code Execution (April 3, 2020)