CVE-2020-13640

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
Elevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 13%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the order parameter of a wpdLoadMoreComments request. (No 7.x versions are affected.)

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
65(Track*)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
13%
EPSS %ILE
96%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 18, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security vulnerability issue in 5.3.5 version, please update! – wpDiscuz Announcements – wpDiscuz Support Forum

https://wpdiscuz.com/community/news/security-vulnerability-issue-in-5-3-5-please-udate/
generic

Comments – wpDiscuz – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers
generic

oss-security - CVE-2020-13640: WordPress Plugin wpDiscuz <= 5.3.5 SQL injection

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/06/1

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

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

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-13640.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    wpDiscuz <= 5.3.5 - SQL Injection

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-13640?
CVE-2020-13640 is a critical vulnerability published on June 18, 2020. A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the order parameter of a wpdLoadMoreComments request. (No 7.x versions are affected.)
When was CVE-2020-13640 disclosed?
CVE-2020-13640 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 18, 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-2020-13640 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-13640 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 4.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-13640?
CVE-2020-13640 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-13640?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-13640, 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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