OS command injection in Geutebrück G-Cam - CVE-2017-5173

 

OS command injection in Geutebrück G-Cam - CVE-2017-5173

Published: February 14, 2017 / Updated: May 15, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5827
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5173
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: GEUTEBRÜCK GmbH
Affected software:
Geutebrück G-Cam

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input within IP camera web interface in "/uapi-cgi/viewer/testaction.cgi" script. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted HTTP POST request to vulnerable scripts and execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable device.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-5173

Install update from vendor's website.

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