CVE-2020-24186

CRITICALNVD 10.010.0—Weaponized

10.0

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.

CVSS v3: 10.0
EG Score: 10.0(high)
EPSS: 99.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 24, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162983/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Shell-Upload.html
cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163012/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163302/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Shell-Upload.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-patched-in-wpdiscuz-plugin/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162983/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Shell-Upload.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163012/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163302/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Shell-Upload.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-patched-in-wpdiscuz-plugin/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 1× in last 7d / 3× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-29 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 23:57 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-26 23:57 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(7 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 GitHub PoCs) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCsubsting/CVE-2020-24186_reverse_shell_upload
First seen Dec 21, 2023
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCSakura-501/CVE-2020-24186-exploit
First seen Apr 5, 2022
CVE-2020-24186的攻击脚本
Open source ↗
GitHub PoChev0x/CVE-2020-24186-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-RCE
First seen Jun 13, 2021
wpDiscuz 7.0.4 Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗
Exploit-DBEDB-49967
First seen Jun 8, 2021
WordPress Plugin wpDiscuz 7.0.4 - Remote Code Execution (Unauthenticated)
Open source ↗
Exploit-DBEDB-49962
First seen Jun 7, 2021
Wordpress Plugin wpDiscuz 7.0.4 - Arbitrary File Upload (Unauthenticated)
Open source ↗
Metasploitexploit/unix/webapp/wp_wpdiscuz_unauthenticated_file_upload✓ verified
First seen Feb 21, 2020
WordPress wpDiscuz Unauthenticated File Upload Vulnerability
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-24186.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2020
WordPress wpDiscuz <=7.0.4 - Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-24186?

CVE-2020-24186 is a critical vulnerability published on August 24, 2020. 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.

When was CVE-2020-24186 disclosed?

CVE-2020-24186 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 24, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-24186 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-24186 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-24186?

CVE-2020-24186 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-24186?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-24186, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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