An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Add Category function of Codoforum v4.9…
Priority HIGH 67CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Add Category function of Codoforum v4.9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0086 58th 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-22539
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x28v-j697-2r2c
References
More Codologic Codoforum vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-13712 Codoforum v5.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-10857 A SQL Injection vulnerability in get_topic_info() in sys/CODOF/Forum/Topic.php in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07516 The sanitize function in Codoforum 2.5.1 does not properly implement filtering for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2020-04763 Codoforum 4.8.3 allows XSS in the user registration page: via the username field to the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-05691 Codologic Codoforum through 4.8.4 allows stored XSS in the login area. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-15863 A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'Manage Users' feature of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2020-22539 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-22539 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x28v-j697-2r2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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