CVE-2020-27467 in the critical feed json
A Directory Traversal vulnerability exits in Processwire CMS before 2.7.1 via the download parameter to index.php.
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-19977
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 15.3%
- EPSS 15.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
A Directory Traversal vulnerability exits in Processwire CMS before 2.7.1 via the download parameter to index.php.
Patch / fix
- processwire processwire 2.7.1
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15.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Processwire CMS <2.7.1 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
- github.com https://github.com/ceng-yildirim/LFI-processwire referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/ceng-yildirim/LFI-processwire
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-27467
- NVD CVE-2020-27467
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