CVE-2020-18741

Exp

Improper Authorization in ThinkSAAS v2.7 allows remote attackers to modify the description of any user's photo via the "photoid%5B%5D" and "photodesc%5B%5D" parameters in the component "index.php?app=photo."

Published: 2021-07-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-18741 is rated Exploit Available (54.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). Core evidence: 1 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-18741

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-18741

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 2024-02-12 0.15% 0.17% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 1.05% 0.15% -0.91%
3 2022-04-01 1.05%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-18741

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-18741

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-18741

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
thinksaas thinksaas 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:thinksaas:thinksaas:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-18741

URL Tags
https://github.com/thinksaas/ThinkSAAS/issues/19 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence