CVE-2020-11579
mediumpriority · attend · 49OT risk · highEPSS 0.269 · 98 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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exploits (1)
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affected products (4)
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also known as (4)
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references (14)
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- https://github.com/ShielderSec/CVE-2020-11579cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11579cnnvd
- https://shielder.it/cnnvd
- https://www.knowledgebase-script.com/cnnvd
- https://www.phpkb.comcnnvd
- https://www.shielder.it/blog/mysql-and-cve-2020-11579-exploitation/cnnvd
- https://github.com/ShielderSec/CVE-2020-11579enisa_euvd
- https://shielder.it/enisa_euvd
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