Is CVE-2020-24312 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-24312 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-24312?

CVE-2020-24312 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-24312?

CVE-2020-24312 has an EPSS score of 16.33% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-24312

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

mndpsingh287 WP File Manager v6.4 and lower fails to restrict external access to the fm_backups directory with a .htaccess file. This results in the ability for unauthenticated users to browse and download any site backups, which sometimes include full database backups, that the plugin has taken.

CWE-552

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

16.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

https://zeroaptitude.com/zerodetail/wordpress-plugin-bug-hunting-part-1/

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-03-24.