CVE-2020-20979
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the move_uploaded_file() function of LJCMS v4.3 allows...
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the move_uploaded_file() function of LJCMS v4.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the move_uploaded_file() function of LJCMS v4.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2020-20979- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the move_uploaded_file() function of LJCMS v4.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2020-20979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-13758 No score
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the move_uploaded_file() function of LJCMS v4.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2020-13758- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2wm-99x8-326h No score
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the move_uploaded_file() function of LJCMS v4.3 allows...
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the move_uploaded_file() function of LJCMS v4.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-r2wm-99x8-326h- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-20979 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in 8cms Ljcms, published August 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.