CVE-2020-23972

Exp

In Joomla Component GMapFP Version J3.5 and J3.5free, an attacker can access the upload function without authenticating to the application and can also upload files which due to issues of unrestricted file uploads which can be bypassed by changing the content-type and name file too double extensions.

Published: 2020-08-27 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-23972 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 73.16%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-23972

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
49129 exploit_db edb 2020-12-01 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-23972

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 2026-04-21 77.03% 73.16% -3.87%
2 2026-03-04 77.82% 77.03% -0.79%
3 2026-03-01 — 77.82% —

Full EPSS history (61 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-23972

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [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-2020-23972

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-23972

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gmapfp gmapfp j3.5 cpe:2.3:a:gmapfp:gmapfp:j3.5:*:*:*:-:joomla\!:*:*
gmapfp gmapfp j3.5 cpe:2.3:a:gmapfp:gmapfp:j3.5:*:*:*:free:joomla\!:*:*

References for CVE-2020-23972

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