FLIR Thermal Traffic Cameras up to V1.06 WebSocket missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in FLIR Thermal Traffic Cameras up to V1.06. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebSocket Handler. This manipulation causes missing authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25140. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FLIR Thermal Traffic Cameras up to V1.06 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component WebSocket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

FLIR thermal traffic cameras contain an unauthenticated device manipulation vulnerability in their WebSocket implementation that allows attackers to bypass authentication and authorization controls. Attackers can directly modify device configurations, access system information, and potentially initiate denial of service by sending crafted WebSocket messages without authentication.

The weakness was shared by Gjoko Krstic as 45539. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-25140 since 12/24/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 databases at Exploit-DB (45539) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-205342). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

12/24/2025 CVE reserved
12/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/25/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
12/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 45539
Researcher: Gjoko Krstic
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-25140 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-338359
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/25/2025 00:37
Updated: 12/25/2025 22:32
Changes: 12/25/2025 00:37 (80), 12/25/2025 22:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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