VulnerabilityModified
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).
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.50% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- pi-hole/pi-hole
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://0xpanic.github.io/2020/07/21/Pihole.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-holeThird Party Advisory
- https://pi-hole.net/Vendor Advisory
- https://0xpanic.github.io/2020/07/21/Pihole.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-holeThird Party Advisory
- https://pi-hole.net/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.