# CVE-2018-17915: Weak cryptography in XMeye P2P Cloud Server

> Attackers can eavesdrop on video feeds, steal credentials, or inject malicious firmware due to lack of encryption in XMeye P2P Cloud Server communications.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7h63-9wr7-vcw2

## What is CVE-2018-17915?

CVE-2018-17915 is a critical vulnerability in Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd XMeye P2P Cloud Server, published on 10 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

All versions of Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd XMeye P2P Cloud Server do not encrypt all device communication. This includes the XMeye service and firmware update communication. This could allow an attacker to eavesdrop on video feeds, steal XMeye login credentials, or impersonate the update server with malicious update code.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17915?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xiongmaitech Xmeye P2p Cloud Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-17915?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17915 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-17915 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd XMeye P2P Cloud Server

- [CVE-2018-17919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17919/): Hardcoded credentials in XMeye P2P Cloud Server (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-17917](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17917/): Information disclosure in XMeye P2P Cloud Server (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-17915 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-17915 is a critical vulnerability in Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd XMeye P2P Cloud Server, published on 10 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd XMeye P2P Cloud Server. 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-2018-17915/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17915/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17915
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17915
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17915

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17915/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.