CVE-2020-15172 HIGH

CVE-2020-15172: Remote Code Execution in Act module

Vendor Zephyrkul
Product FluffyCogs
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published September 15, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Act module for Red Discord Bot before commit 6b9f3b86 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. With this exploit, Discord users can use specially crafted messages to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information. Unloading the Act module with `unload act` can render this exploit inaccessible.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 15, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated