# CVE-2020-8497: In Artica Pandora FMS through 7.42, an unauthenticated attacker can read the chat history.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2020-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://k4m1ll0.com/cve-2020-8497.html
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-8497.yaml

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