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CVE-2020-24941 — framework

HIGHFix: laravel/framework@897d107

CVE-2020-24941 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-863 vulnerability in laravel/framework. A fix is available for laravel/framework — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Improper Input Validation in Laravel

Also known asBIT-laravel-2020-24941GHSA-w68r-5p45-5rqp
Published
Updated
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Oct 9, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs64th percentile — riskier than 64% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.53%1.06%1.59%0.2%1.1%Apr 26Aug 26Oct 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2020-24941 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

2 pkgs affected
🐘laravel/framework🐘laravel/framework

Real-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

An issue was discovered in Laravel before 6.18.35 and 7.x before 7.24.0. The $guarded property is mishandled in some situations involving requests with JSON column nesting expressions.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistlaravel/frameworkall versions6.18.35composer require laravel/framework:^6.18.35
🐘Packagistlaravel/framework≥ 7.0.0&&< 7.24.07.24.0composer require laravel/framework:^7.24.0

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations
Application
laravellaravel
≥ 7.0.0 && < 7.24.0
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for laravel/framework, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update laravel/framework to 6.18.35 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-24941 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Frequently Asked Questions

An issue was discovered in Laravel before 6.18.35 and 7.x before 7.24.0. The $guarded property is mishandled in some situations involving requests with JSON column nesting expressions.
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CVE-2020-24941: framework — Fixed in 6.18.35