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Eyesofnetwork CVE-2020-27887

HIGH
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2020-10-29 cve@mitre.org
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 1.7% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3 through 5.3-8. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This OS Command Injection vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3 through 5.3-8. An authenticated web user with sufficient privileges could abuse the AutoDiscovery module to run arbitrary OS commands via the nmap_binary parameter to lilac/autodiscovery.php. Affected products include: Eyesofnetwork. Version information: through 5.3.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3 through 5.3-8. An authenticated web user with sufficient privileges could abuse the AutoDiscovery module to run arbitrary OS commands via the nmap_binary parameter to lilac/autodiscovery.php.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.7%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +2
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:eyesofnetwork:eyesofnetwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2020-9465 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Feb 28

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork eonweb 5.1 through 5.3 before 5.3-3. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this v

CVE-2020-8656 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Feb 07

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploit

CVE-2020-8657 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Feb 06

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploit

CVE-2020-8654 HIGH POC
8.8 Feb 07

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable

CVE-2017-1000060 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jul 17

EyesOfNetwork (EON) 5.1 Unauthenticated SQL Injection in eonweb leading to remote root. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.

CVE-2020-8655 HIGH POC
7.8 Feb 07

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication re

CVE-2017-14403 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Sep 13

The EyesOfNetwork web interface (aka eonweb) 5.1-0 has SQL injection via the term parameter to module/admin_group/search

CVE-2017-14402 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Sep 13

The EyesOfNetwork web interface (aka eonweb) 5.1-0 has SQL injection via the user_name parameter to module/admin_user/ad

CVE-2017-14401 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Sep 13

The EyesOfNetwork web interface (aka eonweb) 5.1-0 has SQL injection via the user_name parameter to module/admin_user/ad

CVE-2017-14252 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Sep 11

SQL Injection exists in the EyesOfNetwork web interface (aka eonweb) 5.1-0 via the group_id cookie to side.php. Rated cr

CVE-2017-14247 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Sep 11

SQL Injection exists in the EyesOfNetwork web interface (aka eonweb) 5.1-0 via the user_id cookie to header.php, a relat

CVE-2021-27514 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Feb 22

EyesOfNetwork 5.3-10 uses an integer of between 8 and 10 digits for the session ID, which might be leveraged for brute-f

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