CVE-2020-8655

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The sudoers configuration is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing the apache user to run arbitrary commands as root via a crafted NSE script for nmap 7.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 84.09% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonconf/issues/8 third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156266/EyesOfNetwork-5.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156605/EyesOfNetwork-AutoDiscovery-Target-Command-Execution.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8655?
CVE-2020-8655 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8655?
To fix CVE-2020-8655, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-8655 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2020-8655 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~84% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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