Cyber Resilience

CVE-2020-8654

RCE in Eyesofnetwork 5.3-0

Public PoCHigh EPSSRCECommand Injection
Published
07 February 2020
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.86 99.7th percentile
Risk Priority 87 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2020-8654 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Eyesofnetwork Eyesofnetwork. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. An authenticated web user with sufficient privileges could abuse the AutoDiscovery module to run arbitrary OS commands via the /module/module_frame/index.php autodiscovery.php target field.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1059.004 Unix Shell Executionconfidence: HIGH
Authenticated web user can inject OS commands via the AutoDiscovery module target field.
attack.mitre.org →
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Accessconfidence: HIGH
Web application flaw allows remote command execution through the authenticated AutoDiscovery interface.
attack.mitre.org →
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2020-8657Same product: Eyesofnetwork Eyesofnetwork
CVE-2020-9465Same product: Eyesofnetwork Eyesofnetwork
CVE-2020-8656Same product: Eyesofnetwork Eyesofnetwork
CVE-2020-8655Same product: Eyesofnetwork Eyesofnetwork
CVE-2025-57639Shared CWE-78
CVE-2026-28463Shared CWE-78
CVE-2026-0654Shared CWE-78
CVE-2020-10173Shared CWE-78
CVE-2025-8630Shared CWE-78
CVE-2026-28209Shared CWE-78

Affected Assets

eyesofnetwork
eyesofnetwork
5.3-0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References