An issue was discovered in HashBrown CMS before 1.3.2.
Priority LOW 36CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in HashBrown CMS before 1.3.2. Server/Entity/Resource/Connection.js allows an attacker to reach a parent directory via a crafted name or ID field.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01494 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed hashbrown-cms (npm): 1.3.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | hashbrown-cms (npm) | before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-q7hx-mrv5-6mrp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- hashbrown-cms (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.2 Fixed in 1.3.2 Patch available GHSA-q7hx-mrv5-6mrp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hashbrowncms:hashbrown_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | HashBrownCMS |
- cpe:2.3:a:hashbrowncms:hashbrown_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·HashBrownCMS
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q7hx-mrv5-6mrp hashbrown-cms (npm) Fixed in 1.3.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7hx-mrv5-6mrp
References
Advisory 2
More HashBrownCMS Hashbrown Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-05600 A remote code execution issue was discovered in HashBrown CMS through 1.3.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-05601 A privilege escalation issue was discovered in the postUser function in HashBrown CMS… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-5840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-5840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q7hx-mrv5-6mrp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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