QuickBox Community Edition through 2.5.5 and Pro Edition through 2.1.8 allows an authenticated remote attacker to execute code on the server via command injection in the servicestart parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-13448 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.17%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48536 | exploit_db | edb | 2020-06-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-11 | 45.00% | 39.17% | -5.82% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 38.13% | 45.00% | +6.87% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 38.13% | — |
Full EPSS history (22 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157898/QuickBox-Pro-2.1.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-13448-quickbox-authenticated-rce/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |