OS command injection in IP Video Camera Firmware - CVE-2017-2873
Published: November 24, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9420
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2873
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Foscam
Affected software:
IP Video Camera Firmware
IP Video Camera Firmware
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient security checks in the recovery procedure. A remote attacker can send a malicious HTTP request, inject arbitrary shell characters during the SoftAP configuration and execute shell commands with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to insufficient security checks in the recovery procedure. A remote attacker can send a malicious HTTP request, inject arbitrary shell characters during the SoftAP configuration and execute shell commands with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2873
Install update from vendor's website.