CVE-2020-14162
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CVE-2020-14162 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Pi-Hole through 5.0. The local www-data user has sudo privileges to execute the pihole core script as root without a password, which could allow an attacker to obtain root access via shell metacharacters to this script's setdns command.. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Pi-Hole through 5.0. The local www-data user has sudo privileges to execute the pihole core script as root without a password, which could allow an attacker to obtain root access via shell metacharacters to this script's setdns command.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pi-Hole | Pi-Hole | < 5.1 |
References
- https://0xpanic.github.io/2020/07/21/Pihole.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.pi-hole.net/core/pihole-command/Vendor Advisory
- https://0xpanic.github.io/2020/07/21/Pihole.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.pi-hole.net/core/pihole-command/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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