CVE-2020-12720

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 89%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 89%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

vBulletin before 5.5.6pl1, 5.6.0 before 5.6.0pl1, and 5.6.1 before 5.6.1pl1 has incorrect access control.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
84(Track*)
EG Risk 84/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation89% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 8, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/vbulletin_getindexablecontent✓ verified
    First seen Mar 12, 2020

    vBulletin /ajax/api/content_infraction/getIndexableContent nodeid Parameter SQL Injection

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitauxiliary/gather/vbulletin_getindexablecontent_sqli✓ verified
    First seen Mar 12, 2020

    vBulletin /ajax/api/content_infraction/getIndexableContent nodeid Parameter SQL Injection

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-12720.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    vBulletin SQL Injection

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-12720?
CVE-2020-12720 is a critical vulnerability published on May 8, 2020. vBulletin before 5.5.6pl1, 5.6.0 before 5.6.0pl1, and 5.6.1 before 5.6.1pl1 has incorrect access control.
When was CVE-2020-12720 disclosed?
CVE-2020-12720 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-12720 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-12720 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-12720?
CVE-2020-12720 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-12720?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-12720, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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