CVE-2020-8596 Information

Description

participants-database.php in the Participants Database plugin 1.9.5.5 and previous versions for WordPress has a time-based SQL injection vulnerability via the ascdesc list_filter_count or sortBy parameters. It is possible to exfiltrate data and potentially execute code (if certain conditions are met).

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://blog.impenetrable.tech/cve-2020-8596 https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10068

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5