High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-8639

Description

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in keywordsImport.php in TestLink 1.9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension. This allows an authenticated attacker to upload a malicious file (containing PHP code to execute operating system commands) to a publicly accessible directory of the application.

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Affected products

Testlink/Testlink2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:testlink:testlink:1.9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:testlink:testlink:1.9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.9.20
TestLink/TestLinkdescription
Testlink/Testlink Codellm-create
Range: 1.9.20

Patches

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References

github.com/TestLinkOpenSourceTRMS/testlink-code/commit/57d81ae350d569c5c95087997fe051c49e14516dnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/161401/TestLink-1.9.20-Shell-Upload.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ackcent.com/blog/testlink-1.9.20-unrestricted-file-upload-and-sql-injection/nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

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