CVE-2020-8497 Scanner.
Artica Pandora FMS <=7.42 - Arbitrary File Read
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 1 request
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2020-8497
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2020-8497. What It Means.
Artica Pandora FMS through 7.42 is susceptible to arbitrary file read. An attacker can read the chat history, which is in JSON format and contains user names, user IDs, private messages, and timestamps. This can potentially lead to unauthorized data modification and other operations.
FAQ
Common Questions.
Artica Pandora FMS <=7.42 - Arbitrary File Read. Artica Pandora FMS through 7.42 is susceptible to arbitrary file read. An attacker can read the chat history, which is in JSON format and contains user names, user IDs, private messages, and timestamps. This can potentially lead to unauthorized data modification and other operations.
Atlas sends up to 1 read-only request to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2020-8497 in Artica Pandora FMS. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2020-8497 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is 5.3.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2020-8497 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update Artica Pandora FMS to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2020-8497 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2020-8497; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.