CVE-2017-2829 Path traversal in Indoor IP Camera C1 Series

High 7.7 Published 21 Jun 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can read arbitrary files from the Foscam C1 camera via a crafted HTTP request due to insufficient input filtering.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-2829?

CVE-2017-2829 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Foscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series, published on 21 Jun 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An exploitable directory traversal vulnerability exists in the web management interface used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.37. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause the application to read a file from disk but a failure to adequately filter characters results in allowing an attacker to specify a file outside of a directory. An attacker can simply send an HTTP request to the device to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2829?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2829?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2017-2829 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7m4j-6vh9-m2m7.