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CVE-2020-8242

Unsanitized user input in ExpressionEngine <= 5.4.0 control panel member creation leads to an SQL injection. The user needs member creation/admin control panel access to execute the attack.

  • Published: Feb 18, 2022
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-8242
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

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Software From Fixed in
expressionengine / expressionengine - 5.4.0.x