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TI-2020-12048 Aliases CVE-2020-15278GHSA-mp9m-g7qj-6vqr

Unauthorized privilege escalation in Mod module

Priority LOW 36CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Red Discord Bot before version 3.4.1 has an unauthorized privilege escalation exploit in the Mod module. This exploit allows Discord users with a high privilege level within the guild to bypass hierarchy checks when the application is in a specific condition that is beyond that user's control. By abusing this exploit, it is possible to perform destructive actions within the guild the user has high privileges in. This exploit has been fixed in version 3.4.1. As a workaround, unloading the Mod module with unload mod or, disabling the massban command with command disable global massban can render this exploit not accessible. We still highly recommend updating to 3.4.1 to completely patch this issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01087 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red-DiscordBot (Cog-Creators): 3.4.1Red-DiscordBot (PyPI): 3.4.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Cog-CreatorsRed-DiscordBotbefore 3.4.13.4.1Patch availableCNA
—Red-DiscordBot (PyPI)before 3.4.13.4.1Patch availableGHSA-mp9m-g7qj-6vqr
  • Red-DiscordBot VendorCog-Creators Affected before 3.4.1 Fixed in 3.4.1 Patch available CNA
  • Red-DiscordBot (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.4.1 Fixed in 3.4.1 Patch available GHSA-mp9m-g7qj-6vqr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cogboard:red_discord_bot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.4.1VulnerableCog-Creators
  • cpe:2.3:a:cogboard:red_discord_bot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Cog-Creators

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Red-DiscordBot (Cog-Creators) Fixed in 3.4.1
  • Fix · GHSA-mp9m-g7qj-6vqr Red-DiscordBot (PyPI) Fixed in 3.4.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15278
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp9m-g7qj-6vqr

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2020-11913 Remote Code Execution in Red Discord Bot CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2020-11919 Remote Code Execution in Red Discord Bot CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5

Sources

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