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

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.

9.8 CRITICALEPSS 91.87%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

Last updated: 2026-06-17 03:26 UTC

OverviewCVSS details

9.8CRITICALCVSS 3.1

Score source: NVD
NVD status: Analyzed
Published: Feb 6, 2020
Assigner: mitre

Affected

eyesofnetwork (eyesofnetwork)

Versions: 5.3-0

Exploitation

Public exploit: Yes · 1 reference
CISA KEV: Listed · Nov 3, 2021
KEV due date: May 3, 2022
Ransomware use: Unknown
SSVC: Exploitation active · Automatable yes · Impact total

EPSS · FIRST, scored Nov 7

91.87%chance of exploitation in 30 days

Higher than 99.81% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

9.8Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

5.0Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality impact: Partial
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: None

NVD status: Analyzed

Overview Affected Products References

NVD CVE.org

Overview

Severity

Score	Severity	Version	Vector String
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1NVD	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.0	MEDIUM	2.0NVD	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due May 3, 2022

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2020-8657
Status: Analyzed
Assigner (CNA): mitre
Published: Feb 6, 2020
Last modified: 2026-06-17 03:26 UTC
Weaknesses: CWE-798

Sources

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