An issue was discovered in Chadha PHPKB 9.0 Enterprise Edition.
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Chadha PHPKB 9.0 Enterprise Edition. installer/test-connection.php (part of the installation process) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose local files on hosts running PHP before 7.2.16, or on hosts where the MySQL ALLOW LOCAL DATA INFILE option is enabled.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.26919 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:chadhaajay:phpkb:9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Chadhaajay |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.2.16 | Running on | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:chadhaajay:phpkb:9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Chadhaajay
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.2.16 Running on ·PHP
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11579
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cx9f-9g5f-369f
References
More Chadhaajay Phpkb vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08320 admin/imagepaster/image-upload.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-08412 CSRF in admin/manage-settings.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-08324 OS Command Injection in export.php (vulnerable function called from… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-08323 admin/save-settings.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-08321 Path Traversal in admin/download.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2020-08392 Path Traversal in admin/imagepaster/operations.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-11579 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-11579 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cx9f-9g5f-369f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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