CVE-2004-2425 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Axis network cameras and video servers via shell metacharacters in the query string.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-2425?

CVE-2004-2425 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Axis Network Camera 2.40 and earlier, and Video Server 3.12 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via accent (`) and possibly other shell metacharacters in the query string to virtualinput.cgi.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2425?

It affects 14 products.

Products include Axis 2100 Network Camera, Axis 2110 Network Camera, Axis 2120 Network Camera, Axis 2130 Ptz Network Camera, Axis 230 Mpeg2 Video Server, Axis 2400 Video Server and 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2004-2425 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2425 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cv8j-hpv4-w247.

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