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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2020-10235 json

Froxlor arbitrary code execution via the database configuration options

published 2020-03-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-p29c-jpgj-v57r , EUVD-2022-4658

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in Froxlor before 0.10.14. Remote attackers with access to the installation routine could have executed arbitrary code via the database configuration options that were passed unescaped to exec, because of _backupExistingDatabase in install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php.

Patch / fix

  • packagist froxlor/froxlor 0.10.14
  • froxlor froxlor 0.10.14

Exploit prediction

1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.suse.com https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165721 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist froxlor/froxlor
<0.10.14
0.10.14

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
  • CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.