CVE-2017-2872 Auth bypass in Foscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series
Attackers can bypass authentication during firmware recovery to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on Foscam C1 cameras.
- 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-2017-2872?
CVE-2017-2872 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Foscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series, published on 17 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient security checks exist in the recovery procedure used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.43. A HTTP request can allow for a user to perform a firmware upgrade using a crafted image. Before any firmware upgrades in this image are flashed to the device, binaries as well as arguments to shell commands contained in the image are executed with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2872?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Foscam C1 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2872?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2872 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-2872 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2872 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c6m6-48gg-qvww.