CVE-2018-6831 Command injection in n/a

High 7.2 Published 9 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Foscam IP cameras via the ntpServer argument due to improper input sanitization.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-6831?

CVE-2018-6831 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jul 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The setSystemTime function in Foscam Cameras C1 Lite V3, and C1 V3 with firmware 2.82.2.33 and earlier, FI9800P V3, FI9803P V4, FI9851P V3, and FI9853EP V2 2.84.2.33 and earlier, FI9816P V3, FI9821EP V2, FI9821P V3, FI9826P V3, and FI9831P V3 2.81.2.33 and earlier, C1, C1 V2, C1 Lite, and C1 Lite V2 2.52.2.47 and earlier, FI9800P, FI9800P V2, FI9803P V2, FI9803P V3, and FI9851P V2 2.54.2.47 and earlier, FI9815P, FI9815P V2, FI9816P, and FI9816P V2, 2.51.2.47 and earlier, R2 and R4 2.71.1.59 and earlier, C2 and FI9961EP 2.72.1.59 and earlier, FI9900EP, FI9900P, and FI9901EP 2.74.1.59 and earlier, FI9928P 2.74.1.58 and earlier, FI9803EP and FI9853EP 2.22.2.31 and earlier, FI9803P and FI9851P 2.24.2.31 and earlier, FI9821P V2, FI9826P V2, FI9831P V2, and FI9821EP 2.21.2.31 and earlier, FI9821W V2, FI9831W, FI9826W, FI9821P, FI9831P, and FI9826P 2.11.1.120 and earlier, FI9818W V2 2.13.2.120 and earlier, FI9805W, FI9804W, FI9804P, FI9805E, and FI9805P 2.14.1.120 and earlier, FI9828P, and FI9828W 2.13.1.120 and earlier, and FI9828P V2 2.11.1.133 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a ';' in the ntpServer argument. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-2849.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6831?

It affects 32 products.

Products include Foscam C1 Firmware, Foscam C1 Lite Firmware, Foscam C2 Firmware, Foscam Fi9800p Firmware, Foscam Fi9803ep Firmware, Foscam Fi9803p Firmware and 26 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-6831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-299g-mw53-xpxq.