AXIS AXIS OS up to 11.6 VAPIX API irissetup.cgi path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in AXIS AXIS OS up to 11.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file irissetup.cgi of the component VAPIX API. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-21418. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in AXIS AXIS OS up to 11.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file irissetup.cgi of the component VAPIX API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX API irissetup.cgi was vulnerable to path traversal attacks that allows for file deletion. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account. The impact of exploiting this vulnerability is lower with operator service accounts and limited to non-system files compared to administrator-privileges. Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution.

The weakness was shared 11/21/2023. The advisory is shared for download at axis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-21418 since 11/04/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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• AXIS

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• AXIS OS

Version

• 11.0
• 11.1
• 11.2
• 11.3
• 11.4
• 11.5
• 11.6

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.axis.com/

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