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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2020-26138 json

FormField with square brackets in field name skips validation

published 2021-06-08 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-silverstripe-2020-26138 , EUVD-2022-1362 , GHSA-7mv4-4xpg-xq44

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In SilverStripe through 4.6.0-rc1, a FormField with square brackets in the field name skips validation.

Patch / fix

  • packagist silverstripe/framework 4.7.4
  • bitnami silverstripe 4.6.0
  • silverstripe silverstripe 4.6.0

Exploit prediction

1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • silverstripe.org https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/cve-2020-26138 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
GitHub 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
OSV 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist silverstripe/framework
>=3.0.0, <4.7.4
4.7.4
bitnami silverstripe
<4.6.0
>=4.6.0-rc1, <=4.6.0-rc1
4.6.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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