TI-2020-05601 Aliases CVE-2020-6949 GHSA-6j5x-7wrv-w5qh

A privilege escalation issue was discovered in the postUser function in HashBrown CMS…

MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published 2020-01-13 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A privilege escalation issue was discovered in the postUser function in HashBrown CMS through 1.3.3. An editor user can change the password hash of an admin user's account, or otherwise reconfigure that account.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01281 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashbrowncms:hashbrown_cms::::::::	up to 1.3.3	Vulnerable	HashBrownCMS

cpe:2.3:a:hashbrowncms:hashbrown_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·HashBrownCMS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6949
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j5x-7wrv-w5qh

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/HashBrownCMS/hashbrown-cms/issues/327

TI-2020-05600 A remote code execution issue was discovered in HashBrown CMS through 1.3.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-04761 An issue was discovered in HashBrown CMS before 1.3.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences