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Vulnerability details: VCID-agtf-c53h-2fdx
Vulnerability ID VCID-agtf-c53h-2fdx
Aliases CVE-2020-13664
GHSA-x72f-ggjw-v5xh
Summary Drupal Core Arbitrary PHP code execution vulnerability Arbitrary PHP code execution vulnerability in Drupal Core under certain circumstances. An attacker could trick an administrator into visiting a malicious site that could result in creating a carefully named directory on the file system. With this directory in place, an attacker could attempt to brute force a remote code execution vulnerability. Windows servers are most likely to be affected. This issue affects: Drupal Drupal Core 8.8.x versions prior to 8.8.8; 8.9.x versions prior to 8.9.1; 9.0.1 versions prior to 9.0.1.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
epss 0.01962 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x72f-ggjw-v5xh
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/drupal/core
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/drupal/core
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2020-13664.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2020-13664.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2020-13664.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2020-13664.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13664
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13664
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-005
generic_textual HIGH https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-005
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13664
https://github.com/drupal/core
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2020-13664.yaml
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2020-13664.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13664
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-005
GHSA-x72f-ggjw-v5xh https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x72f-ggjw-v5xh
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/drupal/core
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2020-13664.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2020-13664.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13664
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-005
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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required

unchanged

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high

low

none

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.83445
EPSS Score 0.01962
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:08:06.878572+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-x72f-ggjw-v5xh/GHSA-x72f-ggjw-v5xh.json 38.0.0