CVE-2024-6173 Denial of service in AXIS OS
An attacker can block access to the guard tour configuration page in the web interface of Axis devices by exploiting an API parameter validation flaw.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6173?
CVE-2024-6173 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in AXIS OS, published on 10 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
51l3nc3, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that a Guard Tour VAPIX API parameter allowed the use of arbitrary values allowing for an attacker to block access to the guard tour configuration page in the web interface of the Axis device. 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-1286
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6173?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6173?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-6173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-288p-75q5-6gj7.