CVE-2017-5674
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 21.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
EPSS 21.6% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models allows an attacker to craft a malformed HTTP ("GET system.ini HTTP/1.1\n\n" - note the lack of "/" in the path field of the request) request that will disclose the configuration file with the login password.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 21.58% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-03-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| embedthis | goahead |
References
- https://www.cybereason.com/cve-ip-cameras/
- https://www.cybereason.com/zero-day-exploits-turn-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ip-cameras-into-iot-botnet-slaves/
- https://www.cybereason.com/cve-ip-cameras/
- https://www.cybereason.com/zero-day-exploits-turn-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ip-cameras-into-iot-botnet-slaves/
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