CVE-2020-23262 — ms-mcms
CRITICALCVE-2020-23262 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) SQL Injection vulnerability in net.mingsoft:ms-mcms. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for net.mingsoft:ms-mcms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
SQL injection without credentials in ming-soft MCMS
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2020-23262 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,386 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
net.mingsoft:ms-mcmsReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An issue was discovered in ming-soft MCMS v5.0, where a malicious user can exploit SQL injection without logging in through /mcms/view.do.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | net.mingsoft:ms-mcms | all versions | 5.1net.mingsoft:ms-mcms:5.1 |
Affected Products
mcmsmingsoftResearch 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 net.mingsoft:ms-mcms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update net.mingsoft:ms-mcms to 5.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-23262 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2020-23262 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.