EyesOfNetwork 5.3 API api_functions.php insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file include/api_functions.php of the component API. This manipulation with the input EONAPI_KEY causes insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-8657. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file include/api_functions.php of the component API. The manipulation with the input value EONAPI_KEY leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The installation uses the same API key (hardcoded as EONAPI_KEY in include/api_functions.php for API version 2.4.2) by default for all installations, hence allowing an attacker to calculate/guess the admin access token.

The weakness was disclosed 02/06/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-8657 since 02/06/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. By approaching the search of inurl:include/api_functions.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/03/2021 with a due date of 05/03/2022:

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (48169). The entries VDB-149796, VDB-149795 and VDB-149794 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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EyesOfNetwork

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Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 156605
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-8657 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-8657
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149797
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2020 11:33
Updated: 02/05/2025 05:08
Changes: 02/07/2020 11:33 (38), 02/07/2020 11:38 (17), 03/28/2024 21:31 (18), 04/20/2024 10:18 (12), 09/10/2024 22:45 (2), 09/26/2024 11:57 (3), 02/05/2025 05:08 (14)
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