CVE-2020-25042

Exp

An arbitrary file upload issue exists in Mara CMS 7.5. In order to exploit this, an attacker must have a valid authenticated (admin/manager) session and make a codebase/dir.php?type=filenew request to upload PHP code to codebase/handler.php.

Published: 2020-09-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-25042 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.11%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 2 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-2020-25042

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-25042

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 2026-06-15 77.04% 18.11% -58.94%
2 2025-12-04 69.62% 77.04% +7.42%
3 2025-11-21 69.62%

Full EPSS history (44 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-25042

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.2 5.9 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-25042

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-25042

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
maracms maracms 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:maracms:maracms:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-25042

URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159304/MaraCMS-7.5-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://sourceforge.net/projects/maracms/ Product Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48780 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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