JVC IP-Camera up to 2016-08-22 Checkcgi Endpoint path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in JVC IP-Camera up to 2016-08-22. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Checkcgi Endpoint. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-15055. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in JVC IP-Camera up to 2016-08-22. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Checkcgi Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

JVC VN-T IP-camera models firmware versions up to 2016-08-22 (confirmed on the VN-T216VPRU model) contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the checkcgi endpoint that accepts a user-controlled file parameter. An unauthenticated remote attacker can leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the device.

The weakness was released by Yakir Wizman as 40282. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-15055 since 11/06/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (40282). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

11/06/2025 CVE reserved
11/13/2025 +7 days Advisory disclosed
11/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 40282
Researcher: Yakir Wizman
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-15055 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-15055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-332291
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 11/13/2025 07:47
Changes: 11/13/2025 07:47 (72)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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