# CVE-2017-5675: Command injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the mail form in vulnerable IP camera web interfaces.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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:** 13 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-74vc-3v78-qcc2

## What is CVE-2017-5675?

CVE-2017-5675 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command-injection vulnerability exists in a web application on a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models. The mail-sending form in the mail.htm page allows an attacker to inject a command into the receiver1 field in the form; it will be executed with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5675?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Embedthis Goahead.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5675?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5675 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5675 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-17562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17562/): Embedthis GoAhead Remote Code Execution (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-41615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41615/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-43298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43298/): Security feature bypass in goahead (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-42342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42342/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-5096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5096/): Use after free in EmbedThis (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5675 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5675 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2017-5675/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5675/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5675
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5675
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5675

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5675/
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