CVE-2020-24186

CRITICALNVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 10.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 94.5%, top 0% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Weaponized
10.0
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 95%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 95%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to upload any type of file, including PHP files via the wmuUploadFiles AJAX action.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
87(Track*)
EG Risk 87/100SSVC: 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
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation95% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 24, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 14× 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.

  1. 2026-07-23 01:51 UTCEG score recompute
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  2. 2026-05-26 23:57 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-05-26 23:57 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(7 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 GitHub PoCs) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCsubsting/CVE-2020-24186_reverse_shell_upload
    First seen Dec 21, 2023
    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCSakura-501/CVE-2020-24186-exploit
    First seen Apr 5, 2022

    CVE-2020-24186的攻击脚本

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoChev0x/CVE-2020-24186-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-RCE
    First seen Jun 13, 2021

    wpDiscuz 7.0.4 Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-49967
    First seen Jun 8, 2021

    WordPress Plugin wpDiscuz 7.0.4 - Remote Code Execution (Unauthenticated)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-49962
    First seen Jun 7, 2021

    Wordpress Plugin wpDiscuz 7.0.4 - Arbitrary File Upload (Unauthenticated)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/wp_wpdiscuz_unauthenticated_file_upload✓ verified
    First seen Feb 21, 2020

    WordPress wpDiscuz Unauthenticated File Upload Vulnerability

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-24186.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2020

    WordPress wpDiscuz <=7.0.4 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-24186?
CVE-2020-24186 is a critical vulnerability published on August 24, 2020. A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to upload any type of file, including PHP files via the wmuUploadFiles AJAX action.
When was CVE-2020-24186 disclosed?
CVE-2020-24186 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 24, 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-2020-24186 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-24186 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-2020-24186?
CVE-2020-24186 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-24186?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-24186, 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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