Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera 2.52.2.43 Web Management Interface HTTP Request command injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera 2.52.2.43. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web Management Interface. Performing a manipulation as part of HTTP Request results in command injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-2873. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera 2.52.2.43 (Network Camera Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the web management interface used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.43. A specially crafted HTTP request can allow for a user to inject arbitrary shell characters during the SoftAP configuration resulting in command injection. An attacker can simply send an HTTP request to the device to trigger this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2017. The weakness was presented 09/19/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2873 since 11/30/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 310 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-124237, VDB-124236, VDB-124235 and VDB-124234 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Network Camera Software

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• Foscam

Name

• C1 Indoor HD Camera

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• 2.52.2.43

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.foscam.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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