CVE-2020-8637

CRITICAL LAB

TestLink 1.9.20 - SQL Injection via dragdroptreenodes.php node_id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-8637. PoCs published by DXY0411.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2020-8637, targeting TestLink 1.9.20. It demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability via the `dragdroptreenodes.php` endpoint, leveraging sqlmap for database extraction after authentication.

Description

A SQL injection vulnerability in TestLink 1.9.20 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands in dragdroptreenodes.php via the node_id parameter.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by DXY0411 · poc
https://github.com/DXY0411/CVE-2020-8637

This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2020-8637, targeting TestLink 1.9.20. It demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability via the `dragdroptreenodes.php` endpoint, leveraging sqlmap for database extraction after authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TestLink 1.9.20
Auth required
Prerequisites: Docker environment · TestLink instance with default credentials or known credentials
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0294
EPSS Percentile 85.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Lab Environment

COMMUNITY
Community Lab
docker pull bitnami/testlink:1.9.20-debian-10-r12

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
testlink/testlink 1.9.20
Published Apr 03, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026