# CVE-2024-7440: Vivotek CC8160 upload_file.cgi getenv command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on unsupported Vivotek CC8160 cameras via the upload_file.cgi script.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rh3j-hcjp-qq5x

## What is CVE-2024-7440?

CVE-2024-7440 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Vivotek CC8160, published on 3 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in Vivotek CC8160 VVTK-0100d. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function getenv of the file upload_file.cgi. The manipulation of the argument QUERY_STRING leads to command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier VDB-273525 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early and confirmed that the affected release tree is end-of-life.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7440?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vivotek Cc8160 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vivotek CC8160

- [CVE-2024-7439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7439/): Vivotek CC8160 httpd read stack-based overflow (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7440 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7440 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Vivotek CC8160, published on 3 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vivotek CC8160. 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-2024-7440/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7440/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7440
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7440
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7440

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7440/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.