What is CVE-2018-19072?

CVE-2018-19072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foscam C2, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-19072?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Foscam C2

CVE-2018-19072

An issue was discovered on Foscam C2 devices with System Firmware 1.11.1.8 and Application Firmware 2.72.1.32, and Opticam i5 devices with System Firmware 1.5.2.11 and Application Firmware 2.21.1.128. /mnt/mtd/app has 0777 permissions, allowing local users to replace an archive file (within that directory) to control what is extracted to RAM at boot time.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Foscam C2
Foscam C2_application_firmware — versions 2.72.1.32
Foscam C2_system_firmware — versions 1.11.1.8
Opticam I5
Opticam I5_application_firmware — versions 2.21.1.128
Opticam I5_system_firmware — versions 1.5.2.11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19072?: CVE-2018-19072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foscam C2, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-19072?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.