CVE-2020-12790: In the SEOmatic plugin before 3.2.49 for Craft CMS, helpers/DynamicMeta.php does not properly sanitize the URL.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 82.6% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: nystudio107/craft-seomatic (Packagist) 3.2.49.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to nystudio107/craft-seomatic (Packagist) 3.2.49 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the SEOmatic plugin before 3.2.49 for Craft CMS, helpers/DynamicMeta.php does not properly sanitize the URL. This leads to Server-Side Template Injection and credentials disclosure via a crafted Twig template after a semicolon.
- Published
- May 11, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.1% · 82th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-74
Report tools
Action score
31
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.1%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| nystudio107 | seomatic | cpe:2.3:a:nystudio107:seomatic |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- nystudio107 seomaticbefore 3.2.49
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | nystudio107/craft-seomatic | before 3.2.49 | 3.2.49 |
Same product
nystudio107: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-41749In the SEOmatic plugin up to 3.4.11 for Craft CMS 3, it is possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform a Server-Side Template…44Plan
- CVE-2018-14716A Server Side Template Injection (SSTI) was discovered in the SEOmatic plugin before 3.1.4 for Craft CMS, because requests that don't match…40Plan
- CVE-2021-44618A Server-side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability exists in Nystudio107 Seomatic 3.4.12 in src/helpers/UrlHelper.php via the host…39Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- Later →CVE-2021-41750Jun 12, 2022 · A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SEOmatic plugin 3.4.10 for Craft CMS 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web…24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Packagist:nystudio107/craft-seomatic | 3.2.49 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Patch and commit links
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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- HTTP Request SplittingCAPEC-105likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- Format String InjectionCAPEC-135likelihood: High · High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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