CVE-2020-10458

Name: CVE-2020-10458
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-03-12T14:15:18.143+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.54%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-10458 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Path Traversal in admin/imagepaster/operations.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows attackers to delete any folder on the webserver using a dot-dot-slash sequence (../) via the GET parameter crdir, when the GET parameter action is set to df, causing a Denial of Service.. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Path Traversal in admin/imagepaster/operations.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows attackers to delete any folder on the webserver using a dot-dot-slash sequence (../) via the GET parameter crdir, when the GET parameter action is set to df, causing a Denial of Service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.54%

71.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Chadhaajay	Phpkb	9.0

References

http://antoniocannito.it/?p=137#afldExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://antoniocannito.it/phpkb1#arbitrary-folder-deletion-cve-2020-10458Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://antoniocannito.it/?p=137#afldExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://antoniocannito.it/phpkb1#arbitrary-folder-deletion-cve-2020-10458Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 12, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-10458?

How severe is CVE-2020-10458?

CVE-2020-10458 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10458?

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Source: NVD / NIST