CVE-2020-8655

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156266/EyesOfNetwork-5.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156605/EyesOfNetwork-AutoDiscovery-Target-Command-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonconf/issues/8	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156266/EyesOfNetwork-5.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156605/EyesOfNetwork-AutoDiscovery-Target-Command-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonconf/issues/8	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8655	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:eyesofnetwork:eyesofnetwork:5.3-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

10 Nov 2025, 14:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8655 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8655 - US Government Resource

Information

Published : 2020-02-07 00:15

Updated : 2025-11-10 14:42

NVD link : CVE-2020-8655

Mitre link : CVE-2020-8655

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-8655

JSON object : View

Products Affected

eyesofnetwork

eyesofnetwork

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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