CVE-2020-5279
Improper Access Control for certain legacy controller in PrestaShop
In PrestaShop between versions 1.5.0.0 and 1.7.6.5, there are improper access control since the the version 1.5.0.0 for legacy controllers. - admin-dev/index.php/configure/shop/customer-preferences/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/translations/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/geolocation/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/localization - admin-dev/index.php/configure/advanced/performance - admin-dev/index.php/sell/orders/delivery-slips/ - admin-dev/index.php?controller=AdminStatuses The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.5
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Access Control for certain legacy controller in PrestaShop
In PrestaShop between versions 1.5.0.0 and 1.7.6.5, there are improper access control since the the version 1.5.0.0 for legacy controllers. - admin-dev/index.php/configure/shop/customer-preferences/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/translations/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/geolocation/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/localization - admin-dev/index.php/configure/advanced/performance - admin-dev/index.php/sell/orders/delivery-slips/ - admin-dev/index.php?controller=AdminStatuses The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.5
- Record
CVE-2020-5279- CVSS 3.1
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26476
In PrestaShop between versions 1.5.0.0 and 1.7.6.5, there are improper access control since the the version 1.5.0.0 for legacy controllers. - admin-dev/index.php/configure/shop/customer-preferences/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/translations/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/geolocation/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/localization - admin-dev/index.php/configure/advanced/performance - admin-dev/index.php/sell/orders/delivery-slips/ - admin-dev/index.php?controller=AdminStatuses The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.5
- Record
EUVD-2020-26476- CVSS 3.1
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
In PrestaShop between versions 1.5.0.0 and 1.7.6.5, there are improper access control since the the version 1.5.0.0 for legacy controllers. - admin-dev/index.php/configure/shop/customer-preferences/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/translations/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/geolocation/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/localization - admin-dev/index.php/configure/advanced/performance - admin-dev/index.php/sell/orders/delivery-slips/ - admin-dev/index.php?controller=AdminStatuses The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.5
- Record
CVE-2020-5279- CVSS 3.1
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In PrestaShop between versions 1.5.0.0 and 1.7.6.5, there are improper access control since the the version 1.5.0.0 for legacy controllers. - admin-dev/index.php/configure/shop/customer-preferences/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/translations/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/geolocation/ - admin-dev/index.php/improve/international/localization - admin-dev/index.php/configure/advanced/performance - admin-dev/index.php/sell/orders/delivery-slips/ - admin-dev/index.php?controller=AdminStatuses The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.5
- Record
CVE-2020-5279- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5279 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) in Prestashop, published April 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.