# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c6m6-48gg-qvww

## 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 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2872?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2017-2877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2877/): Missing authorization in Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-2871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2871/): Auth bypass in Foscam (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2017-2873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2873/): Command injection in Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-2875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2875/): Memory corruption in Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-2876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2876/): Memory corruption in Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2872 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2872 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Foscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series. 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-2017-2872/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2872/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2872
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2872
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2872

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2872/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.