In Gila CMS 1.16.0, an attacker can upload a shell to tmp directy and abuse .htaccess…
Priority LOW 35CWE-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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
In Gila CMS 1.16.0, an attacker can upload a shell to tmp directy and abuse .htaccess through the logs function for executing PHP files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01639 76th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28692
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhcm-8344-w8gw
References
More Gila Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-13921 Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Gila GilaCMS v.1.11.4 allows a remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04486 Gila CMS 1.11.8 allows Unrestricted Upload of a File with a Dangerous Type via .phar or… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-13872 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in adm_user parameter in Gila CMS version… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-07096 Gila CMS HTTP POST Request page cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-04487 Gila CMS 1.11.8 allows /admin/sql?query= SQL Injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-04485 Gila CMS 1.11.8 allows /cm/delete?t=../ Directory Traversal. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-28692 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28692 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xhcm-8344-w8gw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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