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CVE-2020-15150: Remote Code Execution in paginator(hex)

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

There is a vulnerability in Paginator (Elixir/Hex package) which makes it susceptible to Remote Code Execution (RCE) attacks via input parameters to the paginate() function. This will potentially affect all current users of Paginator prior to version 1.0.0. The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.0 and all users should upgrade to this version immediately. Note that this patched version uses a dependency that requires an Elixir version >=1.5.

Affected products

• duffelhq paginator: before 1.0.0 — fixed in 1.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: duffelhq paginator 1.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/duffelhq/paginator/blob/ccf0f37fa96347cc8c8a7e9eb2c64462cec4b2dc/README.md#security-considerations
• https://github.com/duffelhq/paginator/commit/bf45e92602e517c75aea0465efc35cd661d9ebf8
• https://github.com/duffelhq/paginator/security/advisories/GHSA-w98m-2xqg-9cvj
• https://hex.pm/packages/paginator
• https://github.com/duffelhq/paginator/blob/ccf0f37fa96347cc8c8a7e9eb2c64462cec4b2dc/README.md#security-considerations
• https://github.com/duffelhq/paginator/commit/bf45e92602e517c75aea0465efc35cd661d9ebf8
• https://github.com/duffelhq/paginator/security/advisories/GHSA-w98m-2xqg-9cvj
• https://hex.pm/packages/paginator

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