CVE-2020-12790 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-74 vulnerability in nystudio107/craft-seomatic. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for nystudio107/craft-seomatic — see the affected versions and patch details below.
SEOmatic for CraftCMS allows Server-Side Template Injection
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
nystudio107/craft-seomaticReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
In the SEOmatic plugin before 3.2.49 for Craft CMS, helpers/DynamicMeta.php does not properly sanitize the URL. This leads to Server-Side Template Injection and credentials disclosure via a crafted Twig template after a semicolon.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | nystudio107/craft-seomatic | all versions | 3.2.49composer require nystudio107/craft-seomatic:^3.2.49 |
Affected Products
seomaticnystudio107Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for nystudio107/craft-seomatic, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update nystudio107/craft-seomatic to 3.2.49 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-12790 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-12790 in your dependencies?
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