CVE-2020-24220
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedShopXO v1.8.1 has a command execution vulnerability. Attackers can use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and gain control of the server.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceShopXO v1.1.8 contains a command execution vulnerability that allows authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands on the underlying server, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.8.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if ShopXO is installedLook for ShopXO web application files in the web server's document root (common paths: /var/www/html/, /www/wwwroot/, or the site's web directory). Check for the presence of ShopXO directory structure and files.Affected if ShopXO installation is found on the server
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Determine the installed ShopXO versionLocate the version file or header in the ShopXO installation. Common locations include a version.php file, composer.json, or the admin panel's system information page. Compare the version number to 1.8.1.Affected if The installed version is 1.8.1 or if the version cannot be determined but ShopXO is present and unpatched
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Check for exposed admin or API endpointsInspect web server access logs and configuration for ShopXO admin paths (commonly /admin/, /index.php/admin/, or /api/). Verify if these endpoints are accessible from the internet without proper network restrictions.Affected if Admin panel or API endpoints are publicly accessible without IP restrictions or VPN
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Look for web shells or unauthorized filesSearch the ShopXO web directory for suspicious PHP files with random names, files modified recently outside normal update cycles, or unusual base64-encoded content in PHP files.Affected if Unknown PHP files or web shells are present in the ShopXO directory
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Review web server logs for command injection attemptsExamine web server access and error logs (apache2/access.log, nginx/access.log) for patterns containing shell metacharacters (; | & $ `) in URLs or POST parameters targeting ShopXO endpoints.Affected if Suspicious requests with shell metacharacters are found in logs targeting ShopXO URLs
The environment is affected if ShopXO version 1.8.1 is installed and the application or its admin interface is accessible, as the command injection flaw can be exploited with or without authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to the latest ShopXO version or apply the vendor-released patch; also implement web application firewall rules and network segmentation to limit exposure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-24220 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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