In Red Discord Bot before version 3.3.11, a RCE exploit has been discovered in the Trivia module: this exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted usernames to inject code into the Trivia module’s leaderboard command. By abusing this exploit, it’s possible to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information. This critical exploit has been fixed on version 3.3.11.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-15140
Reference (s):
- https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/security/advisories/GHSA-55j9-849x-26h4
- URL: https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/security/advisories/GHSA-55j9-849x-26h4
- https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4175/commits/9ab536235bafc2b42c3c17d7ce26f1cc64482a81
- URL: https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4175/commits/9ab536235bafc2b42c3c17d7ce26f1cc64482a81