cve-2020-8644

CRITICAL CVSS 9.8 opencve
Description

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

Timeline
Published
2020-02-05 22:15 UTC
Last Modified
2026-06-17
CVSS Details

CVSS details not available.

Affected Products

No product information available.

Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H nvd
3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H opencve
3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H vulnrichment
References

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Linked Vulnerabilities

No linked vulnerabilities found.

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