CVE-2017-8225

Public Exploit

Description

On Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices, access to .ini files (containing credentials) is not correctly checked. An attacker can bypass authentication by providing an empty loginuse parameter and an empty loginpas parameter in the URI.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 75.57% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory github.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-03-08-camera-goahead-0day.html#pre-auth-info-leak-goahead third party advisory exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/23 mailing list exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8225?
CVE-2017-8225 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8225?
To fix CVE-2017-8225, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-8225 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-8225 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~76% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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