OS command injection in IP Video Camera Firmware - CVE-2018-6831
Published: June 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13269
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6831
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the FastCGI API when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
IP Video Camera Firmware
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6831
Install update from vendor's website.