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Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-23711 reports a SQL injection issue in NavigateCMS 2.9 involving the URL-encoded GET parameter category in navigate.php. SQL injection can threaten data confidentiality and integrity, but the provided sources do not include CVSS scoring, a confirmed fix, or impact details.
Executive priority
Prioritize identification first. Escalate quickly if NavigateCMS 2.9 is internet-facing or stores sensitive content, because SQL injection can become a data compromise path even though severity and exploitation evidence are incomplete.
Technical view
The CVE description identifies SQL injection in NavigateCMS 2.9 through the category GET input handled by navigate.php. The record lists one GitHub issue as reference. No CWE, CVSS vector, affected CPE, patch version, or exploitation evidence is provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to organizations running NavigateCMS 2.9, especially if navigate.php is reachable from the internet. The source bundle does not identify other affected versions or products.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle. No cited source in the bundle confirms active exploitation, public weaponization, or exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE record describes the vulnerable parameter and file, but does not provide scoring, affected CPEs, patch details, or confirmed exploitation. Treat analysis as provisional until the referenced GitHub issue or vendor documentation clarifies impact and remediation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory any NavigateCMS deployments and confirm whether version 2.9 is present.
- Check the NavigateCMS project issue and vendor guidance for fixes or workarounds.
- If no supported fix exists, plan replacement, upgrade, or removal of affected deployments.
- Restrict public access to affected CMS paths where business operations allow.
- Review database permissions for the CMS application account.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether navigate.php is deployed and reachable on NavigateCMS 2.9 systems.
- Review application configuration and source version evidence for NavigateCMS 2.9.
- Check web logs for unusual requests involving navigate.php and the category parameter.
- Review database logs for unexpected queries from the CMS application account.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/NavigateCMS/Navigate-CMS/issues/20CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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