# CVE-2020-7848: Command injection in ipTIME C200 IP Camera

> Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on EFM ipTIME C200 IP Cameras via a crafted cookie in a GET request.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vmm9-vj5p-8xc9

## What is CVE-2020-7848?

CVE-2020-7848 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in EFM networks & multimedia ipTIME C200 IP Camera, published on 17 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The EFM ipTIME C200 IP Camera is affected by a Command Injection vulnerability in /login.cgi?logout=1 script. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker can send a GET request that executes arbitrary OS commands via cookie value.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7848?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Iptime C200 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7848?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in EFM networks & multimedia ipTIME C200 IP Camera

- [CVE-2020-7879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7879/): ipTIME C200 IP Camera command injection vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-26614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26614/): IpTime C200 IP camera remote code execution vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7848 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7848 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in EFM networks & multimedia ipTIME C200 IP Camera, published on 17 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: EFM networks & multimedia ipTIME C200 IP Camera. 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-2020-7848/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7848/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7848
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7848
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7848

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7848/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.