CVE-2017-5368 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Attackers can create admin users via CSRF, enabling persistent remote access and privilege escalation in ZoneMinder CCTV systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5368?
CVE-2017-5368 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoneminder Zoneminder, published on 6 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ZoneMinder v1.30 and v1.29, an open-source CCTV server web application, is vulnerable to CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) which allows a remote attack to make changes to the web application as the current logged in victim. If the victim visits a malicious web page, the attacker can silently and automatically create a new admin user within the web application for remote persistence and further attacks. The URL is /zm/index.php and sample parameters could include action=user uid=0 newUser[Username]=attacker1 newUser[Password]=Password1234 conf_password=Password1234 newUser[System]=Edit (among others).
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5368?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zoneminder Zoneminder.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5368?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-5368 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5368 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zoneminder Zoneminder
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5368, GHSA-qq57-4v92-3r5q, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5368.