login.php in PHPFusion (aka PHP-Fusion) Andromeda 9.x before 2020-12-30 generates error messages that distinguish between incorrect usernam…

published 2021-01-03 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-23535

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits: 0; none known

login.php in PHPFusion (aka PHP-Fusion) Andromeda 9.x before 2020-12-30 generates error messages that distinguish between incorrect username and incorrect password (i.e., not a single "Incorrect username or password" message in both cases), which might allow enumeration.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

php-fusion php-fusion 9.03.90

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Exploit prediction

0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/PHPFusion/PHPFusion/issues/2346 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

github.com /PHPFusion/PHPFusion/issues/2346
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-35952
NVD CVE-2020-35952

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