CVE-2020-24186

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4...

10.0 CriticalPublic exploit

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.

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

94.6%Up 93.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2020-24186
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-16921 10.0

Record: EUVD-2020-16921
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c73j-6x9h-mrv2 No score

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4...

Record: GHSA-c73j-6x9h-mrv2
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 10.0

Record: CVE-2020-24186
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gvectors wpdiscuz

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Wordpress Plugin wpDiscuz 7.0.4 - Arbitrary File Upload (Unauthenticated)	2021-06-07
Exploit-DB	WordPress Plugin wpDiscuz 7.0.4 - Remote Code Execution (Unauthenticated)	2021-06-08
Metasploit	WordPress wpDiscuz Unauthenticated File Upload Vulnerability	2020-02-21
Nuclei	WordPress wpDiscuz <=7.0.4 - Remote Code Execution
PoC in GitHub	GazettEl/CVE-2020-24186	2025-03-05
PoC in GitHub	Sakura-501/CVE-2020-24186-exploit	2022-04-05
PoC in GitHub	hev0x/CVE-2020-24186-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-RCE	2021-06-13
PoC in GitHub	kiyingiericmark-wq/CVE-2020-24186	2026-09-29
PoC in GitHub	meicookies/CVE-2020-24186	2021-08-13
PoC in GitHub	sec-dojo-com/CVE-2020-24186	2025-11-29
PoC in GitHub	substing/CVE-2020-24186_reverse_shell_upload	2023-12-21

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub

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

In short

CVE-2020-24186 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Gvectors Wpdiscuz, published August 24, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.