CVE-2020-29607

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A file upload restriction bypass vulnerability in Pluck CMS before 4.7.13 allows an admin privileged user to gain access in the host through the "manage files" functionality, which may result in remote code execution.

Published: 2020-12-16 Last update: 2025-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-29607 is rated High Exploit Risk (79/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 83.56%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-29607

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
49909 exploit_db edb 2021-05-26 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-29607

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 2026-05-31 83.13% 83.56% +0.43%
2 2026-05-25 76.86% 83.13% +6.27%
3 2026-03-21 76.86%

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-29607

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-2020-29607

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-29607

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pluck-cms pluck < 4.7.13 cpe:2.3:a:pluck-cms:pluck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-29607

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