Security advisory
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2020-15140
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:52 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2020-15140
Complete source record
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