# CVE-2020-29279: 74cms - RFI

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2020-29279 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2020-29279

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** 74cms
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)
- **Tags:** cms

## Description

PHP remote file inclusion in the assign_resume_tpl method in Application/Common/Controller/BaseController.class.php in 74cms before 6.0.48 allows remote code execution.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2020-29279](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2020-29279) is a critical remote file inclusion vulnerability in the assign_resume_tpl method of 74CMS before version 6.0.48, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. This flaw can be exploited to gain full control over the affected system, potentially leading to data theft, system compromise, or further attacks within the network.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 29th of October 2025.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2020-29279 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2020-29279 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit the `/index.php?m=home&a=assign_resume_tpl` endpoint by sending POST requests with a crafted `tpl` parameter to achieve remote file inclusion and potentially execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.

## Timeline

- 2020-12-02: CVE Published. CVE-2020-29279 is published to NVD.
- 2025-10-29: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2020-29279 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-11-05: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2020-29279 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/BigTiger2020/74CMS/blob/main/README.md
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-29279.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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