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CVE-2020-8657: EyesOfNetwork Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2020-8657
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
EyesOfNetwork contains a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability, as it uses the same API key by default. Exploitation allows an attacker to calculate or guess the admin access token.

CSIRTS triage

What
EyesOfNetwork contains a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability, as it uses the same API key by default.
Who is affected
Deployments of EyesOfNetwork are at risk due to the use of hard-coded credentials.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as exploitation is possible and poses a critical risk.
Action
Change the default API key and follow security best practices for credential management.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8657

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2020-8657coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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