CVE-2023-5800 Insufficient input validation in VAPIX API create_overlay.cgi

What is CVE-2023-5800?

CVE-2023-5800 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in AXIS OS, published on 5 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vintage, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX API create_overlay.cgi did not have a sufficient input validation allowing for a possible remote code execution. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account. Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution.

Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-35

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5800?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Axis Axis Os, Axis Axis Os 2020, Axis Axis Os 2022.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-5800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in AXIS OS

• CVE-2025-0324 Privilege escalation in AXIS OS Critical 9.4
• CVE-2023-21413 Remote code execution vulnerability during the installation of ACAP applications on the Axis device Critical 9.1
• CVE-2025-0358 Privilege escalation in AXIS OS High 8.8
• CVE-2021-31988 Other in AXIS OS High 8.8
• CVE-2025-0359 Missing authorization in AXIS OS High 8.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p8wr-r5ww-35j3.