CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-8644
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
PlaySMS Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability — PlaySMS PlaySMS
PlaySMS contains a server-side template injection vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.
- Added to KEV
- 2021-11-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-05-03
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8644
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2020-02-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
Description
PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.
Affected configurations
• playsms playsms (< 1.4.3)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704 Broken Link, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/ Vendor Advisory
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/ Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704 Broken Link, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/ Vendor Advisory
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/ Exploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8644 US Government Resource