# CVE-2018-6301: Missing authorization in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams

> Attackers can access and monitor camera feeds without authorization due to missing authentication checks in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22rm-mrhq-x76h

## What is CVE-2018-6301?

CVE-2018-6301 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams, published on 13 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Arbitrary camera access and monitoring via cloud in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6301?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hanwha-Security Snh-V6410pn Firmware, Hanwha-Security Snh-V6410pnw Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-6301?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-6301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams

- [CVE-2018-6294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6294/): Auth bypass in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-6295](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6295/): Weak cryptography in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-6297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6297/): Memory corruption in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-6298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6298/): Code injection in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-6299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6299/): Auth bypass in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-6301 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-6301 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Hanwha Techwin Smartcams, published on 13 Mar 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-2018-6301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hanwha Techwin Smartcams. 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-2018-6301/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6301/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6301
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6301
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6301

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6301/
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