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: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5173
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Geutebrück G-Cam
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5173
Install update from vendor's website.