CVE-2017-2833 Command injection in Indoor IP Camera
Attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands on Foscam indoor cameras by sending a crafted HTTP request and rebooting the device.
- 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-2017-2833?
CVE-2017-2833 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Foscam Indoor IP Camera, published on 24 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable command injection 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 allow for a user to inject arbitrary shell characters resulting in command injection during the boot process. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker needs to send an HTTP request and reboot the device.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2833?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Foscam C1 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2833?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2833 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-2017-2833 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2833 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foscam Indoor IP Camera
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mpf3-9c45-j4q4.