Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-36537 is a SQL injection issue in Everywhere CMS. A remote user with low privileges may manipulate an id argument to affect the database. The public record does not identify exact versions, the vulnerable function, or a fixed release.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate-priority exposure review. The issue can affect database confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but current public evidence lacks active exploitation, exact version scope, and patch details.
Technical view
The CVE maps to CWE-89 and has CVSS 3.1 score 6.3. The vector is network-accessible, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, with low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Everywhere CMS may be exposed, but the source bundle does not provide CPEs, exact affected versions, or affected routes. Treat any active deployment as requiring vendor verification.
Exploitation context
The bundle says remote exploitation is possible, but KEV is false and no cited source establishes active exploitation. Do not assume exploitation in the wild without additional evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is thin: affected function and versions are unknown, and no CPEs are listed. The strongest confirmed facts are product, argument name, CWE-89 classification, CVSS vector, remote reachability, and low-privilege requirement.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory any Everywhere CMS deployments and owners.
- Check CVE, vendor, and VulDB guidance for fixed versions or workarounds.
- Limit network access to trusted users until exposure is clarified.
- Prioritize replacement or isolation if the CMS is unsupported.
- Review database and application logs for suspicious id-parameter activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Everywhere CMS is present in production or staging.
- Determine deployed version and compare it with vendor guidance when available.
- Review application paths that accept an id argument.
- Check logs for SQL errors or unusual requests involving id.
- Verify remediation with regression tests for id input handling.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.159954CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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