CVE-2020-8656
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The EyesOfNetwork API 2.4.2 is prone to SQL...
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The EyesOfNetwork API 2.4.2 is prone to SQL injection, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform various tasks such as authentication bypass via the username field to getApiKey in include/api_functions.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The EyesOfNetwork API 2.4.2 is prone to SQL injection, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform various tasks such as authentication bypass via the username field to getApiKey in include/api_functions.php.
- Record
CVE-2020-8656- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The EyesOfNetwork API 2.4.2 is prone to SQL injection, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform various tasks such as authentication bypass via the username field to getApiKey in include/api_functions.php.
- Record
CVE-2020-8656- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29504 No score
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The EyesOfNetwork API 2.4.2 is prone to SQL injection, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform various tasks such as authentication bypass via the username field to getApiKey in include/api_functions.php.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29504- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9vpp-5ch5-wr42 No score
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The EyesOfNetwork API 2.4.2 is prone to SQL...
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The EyesOfNetwork API 2.4.2 is prone to SQL injection, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform various tasks such as authentication bypass via the username field to getApiKey in include/api_functions.php.
- Record
GHSA-9vpp-5ch5-wr42- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in EyesOfNetwork 5.3. The EyesOfNetwork API 2.4.2 is prone to SQL injection, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform various tasks such as authentication bypass via the username field to getApiKey in include/api_functions.php.
- Record
CVE-2020-8656- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | EyesOfNetwork 5.3 - Remote Code Execution | 2020-02-07 |
| Exploit-DB | EyesOfNetwork - AutoDiscovery Target Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2020-03-05 |
| Metasploit | EyesOfNetwork 5.1-5.3 AutoDiscovery Target Command Execution | 2020-02-06 |
| Nuclei | EyesOfNetwork - Hardcoded API Key & SQL Injection |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8656 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Eyesofnetwork, published February 6, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/EyesOfNetworkCommunity/eonapi/issues/16
packetstormsecurity.com/files/156266/EyesOfNetwork-5.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8656