Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-8816 |
CWE-ID | CWE-77 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Pi-hole Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | Pi-hole |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU49027
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8816
CWE-ID:
CWE-77 - Command injection
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated attacker can use a specially crafted DHCP static lease and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPi-hole: 4.3.2
External linkshttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157861/Pi-Hole-4.3.2-DHCP-MAC-OS-Command-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158737/Pi-hole-4.3.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/commits/master
http://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/pull/1165
http://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/releases/tag/v4.3.3
http://natedotred.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/cve-2020-8816-pi-hole-remote-code-execution/
http://twitter.com/Nate_Kappa/status/1243900213665902592?s=20
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.