# CVE-2020-8644

PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2020-8644
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2022-05-03
- EPSS: 86.31% (percentile 99.7)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 1 GitHub proof of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2020-04-16)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-94
- Published: 2020-02-05

## Affected

- playsms:playsms

## References

- [other] https://playsms.org/2020/02/05/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/
- [other] https://forum.playsms.org/t/playsms-1-4-3-has-been-released/2704
- [other] https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/02/11/technical-advisory-playsms-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-cve-2020-8644/
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157106/PlaySMS-index.php-Unauthenticated-Template-Injection-Code-Execution.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8644

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