# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5368, GHSA-qq57-4v92-3r5q, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5368

## 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 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5368?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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

- [CVE-2008-3882](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3882/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-65791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65791/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-43360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43360/): ZoneMinder Time-based SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-29806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29806/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-8423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8423/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5368 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zoneminder Zoneminder. 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-2017-5368/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5368/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5368
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5368
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5368

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5368/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.