ZoneMinder up to 1.36.33 Languages Folder unrestricted upload

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in ZoneMinder up to 1.36.33. This impacts an unknown function of the component Languages Folder. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-31493. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ZoneMinder up to 1.36.33. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Languages Folder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Languages folder of Zoneminder up to v1.36.33 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted PHP file.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-31493 since 04/29/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/27/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

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

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Type

• Video Surveillance Software

Name

• ZoneMinder

Version

• 1.36.0
• 1.36.1
• 1.36.2
• 1.36.3
• 1.36.4
• 1.36.5
• 1.36.6
• 1.36.7
• 1.36.8
• 1.36.9
• 1.36.10
• 1.36.11
• 1.36.12
• 1.36.13
• 1.36.14
• 1.36.15
• 1.36.16
• 1.36.17
• 1.36.18
• 1.36.19
• 1.36.20
• 1.36.21
• 1.36.22
• 1.36.23
• 1.36.24
• 1.36.25
• 1.36.26
• 1.36.27
• 1.36.28
• 1.36.29
• 1.36.30
• 1.36.31
• 1.36.32
• 1.36.33

License

• open-source

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