RCE in Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera

CVE-2017-2850

In the web management interface in Foscam C1 Indoor HD cameras with application firmware 2.52.2.37, a specially crafted HTTP request can allow for a user to inject arbitrary characters in the pureftpd.passwd file during a username change, which in turn allows for bypassing chroot restrictions in the FTP server. An attacker can simply send an HTTP request to the device to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (81.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-2850: held from 0.022 to 0.022.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2850?
CVE-2017-2850 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-2850?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.