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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | red-discordbot | <3.3.11 | 3.3.11 |
| PyPI | red-discordbot | <9ab536235bafc2b42c3c17d7ce26f1cc64482a81||<3.3.11 | 9ab536235bafc2b42c3c17d7ce26f1cc64482a81 |
References
- https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/security/advisories/GHSA-55j9-849x-26h4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15140
- https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4175/commits/9ab536235bafc2b42c3c17d7ce26f1cc64482a81
- https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/red-discordbot/PYSEC-2020-265.yaml
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.