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CVE-2020-24914

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-23 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2021-03-04
  • Fixed in3.2
  • WeaknessCWE-502

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Description

A PHP object injection bug in profile.php in qcubed (all versions including 3.1.1) unserializes the untrusted data of the POST-variable "strProfileData" and allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code via a crafted POST request.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-03-0413:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-10-2317:45Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2023-10-2317:45Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 09:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
qcubed/qcubed
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.2< 3.23.2
Qcubed
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.1≤ 3.1.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update qcubed/qcubed to 3.2

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • GCVEexploitation2023-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-502read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score5.0 %2026-11-02
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryCRITICAL2024-04-24

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-03-04
Last Modified
2026-07-09
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-7w3c-jgh7-cwjw

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24914?

A PHP object injection bug in profile.php in qcubed (all versions including 3.1.1) unserializes the untrusted data of the POST-variable "strProfileData" and allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code via a crafted POST request.

Is CVE-2020-24914 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-24914 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 5.0% on 2026-11-02, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-24914?

CVE-2020-24914 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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