# CVE-2017-11510: Information disclosure in Wanscam HW0021

> Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve administrator credentials from Wanscam HW0021 cameras via ONVIF requests, leading to full device compromise.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-95rh-8hpp-7g99

## What is CVE-2017-11510?

CVE-2017-11510 is a critical vulnerability in Wanscam HW0021, published on 28 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An information leak exists in Wanscam's HW0021 network camera that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to recover the administrator username and password via an ONVIF GetSnapshotUri request.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11510?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wanscam Hw0021 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-11510?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11510 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-11510 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wanscam HW0021

- [CVE-2018-13111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13111/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-11510 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-11510 is a critical vulnerability in Wanscam HW0021, published on 28 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wanscam HW0021. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11510/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11510/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11510
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11510
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11510

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11510/
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