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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2020-28172 json

A SQL injection vulnerability in Simple College Website 1.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to bypass the admin authentication mech…

published 2021-03-31 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-20657

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A SQL injection vulnerability in Simple College Website 1.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to bypass the admin authentication mechanism in college_website/admin/ajax.php?action=login, thus gaining access to the website administrative panel.

Exploit prediction

2.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • dl.packetstormsecurity.net https://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/2010-exploits/simplecollegewebsite10-sqlexec.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/yunaranyancat/poc-dump/blob/main/simplecollegewebsite/sqli_rce.py referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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