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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-12461 · published 29 April 2020

CVE-2020-12461: Php-fusion sql injection vulnerability

Php Fusion · Php Fusion

PHP-Fusion 9.03.50 allows SQL Injection because maincore.php has an insufficient protection mechanism. An attacker can develop a crafted payload that can be inserted into the sort_order GET parameter on the members.php members search page. This parameter allows for control over anything after the ORDER BY clause in the SQL query.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.7% · top 23.7% CWE-89 · SQL injection
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

PHP-Fusion 9.03.50 allows SQL Injection because maincore.php has an insufficient protection mechanism. An attacker can develop a crafted payload that can be inserted into the sort_order GET parameter on the members.php members search page. This parameter allows for control over anything after the ORDER BY clause in the SQL query.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/79fe5ec1d5c75e017a6f42127741b9543658f822 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/858e43d7b0ea1897f76d5bcb3a1aed438132c0e2 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/d95cd4a2d22487723266c898b98e6be10754e03d PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/issues/2308 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://hackmd.io/lq7nA3ISSoeiGjiHVn5CoA ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/79fe5ec1d5c75e017a6f42127741b9543658f822 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/858e43d7b0ea1897f76d5bcb3a1aed438132c0e2 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/d95cd4a2d22487723266c898b98e6be10754e03d PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/issues/2308 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://hackmd.io/lq7nA3ISSoeiGjiHVn5CoA ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-12461), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.