Is CVE-2020-8816 exploited in the wild?

Yes. CVE-2020-8816 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 10 December 2021. Treat it as urgent.

How severe is CVE-2020-8816?

Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 10 December 2021.

Which products and versions are affected?

Pi-hole AdminLTE (Pi-hole Web) 4.3.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2020-8816?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2020-8816 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2020-8816?

Check whether you run Pi-hole AdminLTE. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2020-8816: Pi-Hole AdminLTE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2020-8816 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-12-10

Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (AdminLTE) is vulnerable to remote code execution. Privileged dashboard users can execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted DHCP static lease, leading to full system compromise.

Vendors: Pi-hole.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-8816 exploited in the wild?: Yes. CVE-2020-8816 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 10 December 2021. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2020-8816?: Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 10 December 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?: Pi-hole AdminLTE (Pi-hole Web) 4.3.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-8816?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2020-8816 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-8816?: Check whether you run Pi-hole AdminLTE. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

Pi-hole AdminLTE (Pi-hole Web) 4.3.2

Timeline

2020-03-28: disclosed: Initial public disclosure by researcher Nate Kappa
2021-12-10: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2021-12-10: advisory: NVD publication date

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