top of page
ALL POSTS
ShowDoc Vulnerability From 2020 Patch Now Exploited in Active Server Takeovers
Key Findings Five-year-old ShowDoc vulnerability (CVE-2025-0520) is being actively exploited in global server attacks CVSS score of 9.4 indicates critical severity allowing remote code execution and full server takeover Unrestricted file upload flaw enables attackers to bypass authentication and deploy web shells without credentials Over 2,000 ShowDoc instances remain exposed online, primarily in China, many running unpatched versions US-based security canary confirmed active
Apr 193 min read
Attackers Exploiting Unpatched ShowDoc Servers Via CVE-2025-0520
Key Findings Critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2025-0520 in ShowDoc is under active exploitation in the wild with a CVSS score of 9.4 Unrestricted file upload flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to deploy web shells and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable servers Vulnerability affects all ShowDoc versions prior to 2.8.7, which was released in October 2020 Over 2,000 exposed ShowDoc instances remain online, with the majority located in China Threat actors hav
Apr 142 min read
bottom of page
