# CVE-2024-7443: Vivotek IB8367A upload_file.cgi getenv command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on unsupported Vivotek IB8367A 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:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xmx8-gmfw-pv3c

## What is CVE-2024-7443?

CVE-2024-7443 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Vivotek IB8367A, 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 classified as critical has been found in Vivotek IB8367A VVTK-0100b. Affected is the function getenv of the file upload_file.cgi. The manipulation of the argument QUERY_STRING leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-273528. 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-2024-7443?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vivotek Ib8367a Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7443?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7443 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7443 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7443 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Vivotek IB8367A, 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-2024-7443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vivotek IB8367A. 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-2024-7443/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7443/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7443
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7443
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7443

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7443/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.