The Pi-hole Ad-Blocker is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
vulnerability in the web interface.
# Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:pi-hole:web";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108734");
script_version("2020-03-30T08:21:10+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-8816");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2020-03-30 08:21:10 +0000 (Mon, 30 Mar 2020)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-03-30 07:42:25 +0000 (Mon, 30 Mar 2020)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Pi-hole Ad-Blocker < 4.3.3 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_pi-hole_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("pi-hole/detected");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The Pi-hole Ad-Blocker is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
vulnerability in the web interface.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists because the application does not adequately validate
input in the MAC address validator before reusing it in a shell command.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"The RCE allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands
on the underlying server with the privileges of the local user running the service.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Pi-hole Ad-Blocker before version 4.3.3.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.3.3 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/pull/1165");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/releases/tag/v4.3.3");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://natedotred.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/cve-2020-8816-pi-hole-remote-code-execution/");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if( version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.3.3" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"4.3.3", install_path:path );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );