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high 8.8

CVE-2020-8654 in the critical feed json

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-29502

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
91.3%
EPSS 91.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits
3
Metasploit and Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. An authenticated web user with sufficient privileges could abuse the AutoDiscovery module to run arbitrary OS commands via the /module/module_frame/index.php autodiscovery.php target field.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/eyesofnetwork_autodiscovery_rce)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

91.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/http/eyesofnetwork_autodiscovery_rce EyesOfNetwork 5.1-5.3 AutoDiscovery Target Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2020-02-06
  • EDB-48169 EyesOfNetwork - AutoDiscovery Target Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2020-03-05
  • EDB-48025 EyesOfNetwork 5.3 - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2020-02-07
  • Nuclei template EyesOfNetwork 5.1-5.3 - SQL Injection/Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template
  • github.com https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonweb/issues/50 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156266/EyesOfNetwork-5.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156605/EyesOfNetwork-AutoDiscovery-Target-Command-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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