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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-8497 · published 23 March 2020

CVE-2020-8497: Artica pandora fms missing authentication for critical function vulnerability

Artica · Pandora Fms

In Artica Pandora FMS through 7.42, an unauthenticated attacker can read the chat history. The file is in JSON format and it contains user names, user IDs, private messages, and timestamps.

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 5.4% · top 7.6% CWE-306 · Missing authentication for critical function
5.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
5.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Artica Pandora FMS through 7.42, an unauthenticated attacker can read the chat history. The file is in JSON format and it contains user names, user IDs, private messages, and timestamps.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://k4m1ll0.com/cve-2020-8497.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://k4m1ll0.com/cve-2020-8497.html ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-8497), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.