CVE-2020-8644

critical

Description

PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.

References

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8644

https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/

https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/

https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-02-05

Updated: 2025-11-07

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.93148