CVE-2020-12620

Pi-hole 4.4 allows a user able to write to /etc/pihole/dns-servers.conf to escalate privileges through command injection (shell metacharacters after an IP address).

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://0xpanic.github.io/2020/07/21/Pihole.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole	Third Party Advisory
https://pi-hole.net/	Vendor Advisory
https://0xpanic.github.io/2020/07/21/Pihole.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole	Third Party Advisory
https://pi-hole.net/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pi-hole:pi-hole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-07-30 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:59

NVD link : CVE-2020-12620

Mitre link : CVE-2020-12620

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-12620

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pi-hole

pi-hole

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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