What is CVE-2017-2873?

CVE-2017-2873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foscam C1, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-2873?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Foscam C1

CVE-2017-2873

An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the web management interface used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.43. A specially crafted HTTP request can allow for a user to inject arbitrary shell characters during the SoftAP configuration resulting in command injection. An attacker can simply send an HTTP request to the device to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.050 (91.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Foscam C1
Foscam C1_firmware — versions 2.52.2.43
Foscam C1 Indoor Hd Camera — versions Foscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2873?: CVE-2017-2873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foscam C1, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-2873?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.