CVE-2020-10235

Froxlor arbitrary code execution via the database configuration options

8.8 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in Froxlor before 0.10.14. Remote attackers with access to the installation routine could have executed arbitrary code via the database configuration options that were passed unescaped to exec, because of _backupExistingDatabase in install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.68%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2020-10235
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-116
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-10235
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-4658 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-4658
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p29c-jpgj-v57r 8.8

Froxlor arbitrary code execution via the database configuration options

Record: GHSA-p29c-jpgj-v57r
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Record: CVE-2020-10235
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-p29c-jpgj-v57r 8.8

Froxlor arbitrary code execution via the database configuration options

Record: GHSA-p29c-jpgj-v57r
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

froxlor

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`froxlor/froxlor` Packagist	before 0.10.14	0.10.14
`froxlor/froxlor` Packagist	before 0.10.14, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.0-rc10.10.0-rc20.10.10.10.10 Show 11 moreShow less 0.10.110.10.120.10.130.10.20.10.30.10.40.10.50.10.60.10.70.10.80.10.9	0.10.14

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-10235 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Froxlor, published March 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in froxlor/froxlor 0.10.14.