{"id":"CVE-2020-15140","aliases":["EUVD-2020-0163","GHSA-55j9-849x-26h4","PYSEC-2020-265"],"status":"published","title":"Remote Code Execution in Red Discord Bot","description":"In Red Discord Bot before version 3.3.11, a RCE exploit has been discovered in the Trivia module: this exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted usernames to inject code into the Trivia module's leaderboard command. By abusing this exploit, it's possible to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information. This critical exploit has been fixed on version 3.3.11.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01156,"percentile":0.67456,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-74"],"published":"2020-08-21T16:30:52Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:51:52Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"red-discordbot","fixed_in":["3.3.11"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"red-discordbot","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.11"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"red-discordbot","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.11"}]}],"versions":["3.0.0","3.0.0b16","3.0.0b17","3.0.0b18","3.0.0b19","3.0.0b20","3.0.0b21","3.0.0rc1","3.0.0rc1.post1","3.0.0rc2","3.0.0rc3","3.0.0rc3.post1","3.0.1","3.0.2","3.1.0","3.1.1","3.1.2","3.1.3","3.1.4","3.1.5","3.1.6","3.1.7","3.1.8","3.1.9","3.2.0","3.2.1","3.2.2","3.2.3","3.3.0","3.3.1","3.3.10","3.3.2","3.3.3","3.3.4","3.3.5","3.3.6","3.3.7","3.3.8","3.3.9"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"PyPI","package":"red-discordbot","ranges":[{"type":"GIT","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9ab536235bafc2b42c3c17d7ce26f1cc64482a81"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.11"}]}],"versions":["3.0.0","3.0.0b16","3.0.0b17","3.0.0b18","3.0.0b19","3.0.0b20","3.0.0b21","3.0.0rc1","3.0.0rc1.post1","3.0.0rc2","3.0.0rc3","3.0.0rc3.post1","3.0.1","3.0.2","3.1.0","3.1.1","3.1.2","3.1.3","3.1.4","3.1.5","3.1.6","3.1.7","3.1.8","3.1.9","3.2.0","3.2.1","3.2.2","3.2.3","3.3.0","3.3.1","3.3.10","3.3.2","3.3.3","3.3.4","3.3.5","3.3.6","3.3.7","3.3.8","3.3.9"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"cog-creators","product":"red-discordbot"},{"vendor":"cogboard","product":"red_discord_bot"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/security/advisories/GHSA-55j9-849x-26h4","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4175/commits/9ab536235bafc2b42c3c17d7ce26f1cc64482a81","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15140","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/red-discordbot/PYSEC-2020-265.yaml","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-55j9-849x-26h4"},{"url":"https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-15140","title":"Remote Code Execution in Red Discord Bot","description":"In Red Discord Bot before version 3.3.11, a RCE exploit has been discovered in the Trivia module: this exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted usernames to inject code into the Trivia module's leaderboard command. By abusing this exploit, it's possible to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information. This critical exploit has been fixed on version 3.3.11.","status":"published","published":"2020-08-21T16:40:15Z","modified":"2024-08-04T13:08:22.257Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:50.545879Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-0163","description":"In Red Discord Bot before version 3.3.11, a RCE exploit has been discovered in the Trivia module: this exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted usernames to inject code into the Trivia module's leaderboard command. By abusing this exploit, it's possible to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information. 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We still highly recommend updating to 3.3.11 to completely patch this issue.\n\n### References\nhttps://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4175\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot](https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot)\n* Over on our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/red)","status":"published","published":"2020-08-21T16:30:52Z","modified":"2024-10-25T21:45:56Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"},{"version":"4.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:13.90937Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-15140","description":"In Red Discord Bot before version 3.3.11, a RCE exploit has been discovered in the Trivia module: this exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted usernames to inject code into the Trivia module's leaderboard command. By abusing this exploit, it's possible to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information. This critical exploit has been fixed on version 3.3.11.","status":"published","published":"2020-08-21T17:15:13.287Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:56:07.833Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:13.05572Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2020-15140","description":"In Red Discord Bot before version 3.3.11, a RCE exploit has been discovered in the Trivia module: this exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted usernames to inject code into the Trivia module's leaderboard command. 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By abusing this exploit, it's possible to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information.\n\n### Patches\nThis critical exploit has been fixed on version 3.3.11.\n\n### Workarounds\nUnloading the Trivia module with ``unload trivia`` can render this exploit not accessible. We still highly recommend updating to 3.3.11 to completely patch this issue.\n\n### References\nhttps://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4175\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot](https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot)\n* Over on our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/red)","status":"published","published":"2020-08-21T16:30:52Z","modified":"2026-07-08T05:59:44.577638676Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"},{"version":"4.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:37.864461Z"},{"id":"PYSEC-2020-265","description":"In Red Discord Bot before version 3.3.11, a RCE exploit has been discovered in the Trivia module: this exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted usernames to inject code into the Trivia module's leaderboard command. 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