CVE-2020-12620

High

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).

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPi-hole
PublishedJul 30, 2020
First seenJul 30, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • pi-hole pi-hole5.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pi-hole pi-holev < 5.05.0

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