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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-4074

In PrestaShop from version 1.5.0.0 and before version 1.7.6.6, the authentication system is malformed and an attacker is able to forge requests and execute admin commands. The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.6.

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CVE-2020-4074
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1 Nov 2026, 08:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-4074

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Jul 2020, 17:15 UTC

In PrestaShop from version 1.5.0.0 and before version 1.7.6.6, the authentication system is malformed and an attacker is able to forge requests and execute admin commands. The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.6.

osv:CVE-2020-4074
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4074",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "In PrestaShop from version 1.5.0.0 and before version 1.7.6.6, the authentication system is malformed and an attacker is able to forge requests and execute admin commands. The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.6.",
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  "document_id": 442399,
  "published_at": "2020-07-02T17:15:12.763+00:00"
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