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CVE
CVE-2020-16152
The NetConfig UI administrative interface in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive HiveOS and IQ Engine through 10.0
The NetConfig UI administrative interface in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive HiveOS and IQ Engine through 10.0r8a allows attackers to execute PHP code as the root user via remote HTTP requests that insert this code into a log file and then traverse to that file.
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.84896
Act now
- EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
- Reliable Metasploit module available (rank: Excellent) - weaponised exploit code
- Public exploit or PoC is available
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0
YARA rules0
Look this up elsewhere - one-click external pivots
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2020-16152, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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ATT&CK techniques
8Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.
T1055 · Process Injection T1176 · Software Extensions T1195.001 · Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools T1505.004 · IIS Components T1505.005 · Terminal Services DLL T1574.006 · Dynamic Linker Hijacking T1574.013 · KernelCallbackTable T1620 · Reflective Code Loading
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CAPEC attack patterns
12Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.
CAPEC-CAPEC-175 · Code Inclusion CAPEC-CAPEC-201 · Serialized Data External Linking CAPEC-CAPEC-228 · DTD Injection CAPEC-CAPEC-251 · Local Code Inclusion CAPEC-CAPEC-252 · PHP Local File Inclusion CAPEC-CAPEC-253 · Remote Code Inclusion CAPEC-CAPEC-263 · Force Use of Corrupted Files CAPEC-CAPEC-538 · Open-Source Library Manipulation CAPEC-CAPEC-549 · Local Execution of Code CAPEC-CAPEC-640 · Inclusion of Code in Existing Process CAPEC-CAPEC-660 · Root/Jailbreak Detection Evasion via Hooking CAPEC-CAPEC-695 · Repo Jacking
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Weakness Classification
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Affected Products & Versions
2extremenetworks aerohive netconfig< 10.0r8a
extremenetworks aerohive netconfigall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs
11These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Aerohive-NetConfig-10.0r8a-Local-File-Inclusion-Remote-Co...packetstormsecurity.com
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Metasploit Modules
1Weaponised exploit modules in the Metasploit Framework. Rank is Metasploit’s reliability rating - Excellent/Great/Good means dependable, real-world exploit code (a strong “act now” signal), not a fragile PoC.
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)
2et-openET EXPLOIT Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive HiveOS and IQ Engine (Log Poisoning) (CVE-2020-16152) M1attempted-admin
et-openET EXPLOIT Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive HiveOS and IQ Engine (LFI) (CVE-2020-16152) M2attempted-admin
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
High
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
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References & Sources
1Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.