9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-20049
Axis Legacy CGI Script Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability, was found in legacy Axis devices such as P3225 and M3005. This affects an unknown part of the component CGI Script. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.

INFO

Published Date :

June 15, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-20049 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Axis p1204_firmware
2 Axis p3225_firmware
3 Axis p3367_firmware
4 Axis m3045_firmware
5 Axis m3005_firmware
6 Axis m3007_firmware
7 Axis axis_os
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.axis.com/dam/public/df/f3/dd/cve-2017-20049-en-US-376956.pdf

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-20049 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-20049 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source VulDB Axis Communications AB
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Axis Communications AB https://www.axis.com/dam/public/df/f3/dd/cve-2017-20049-en-US-376956.pdf [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference VulDB https://www.axis.com/dam/public/df/f3/dd/cve-2017-20049-en-US-376956.pdf
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in AXIS P1204, P3225, P3367, M3045, M3005 and M3007. This affects an unknown part of the component CGI Script. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. A vulnerability, was found in legacy Axis devices such as P3225 and M3005. This affects an unknown part of the component CGI Script. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.
    Removed CVSS V3.1 VulDB AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason PR-No privileges needed
    Removed Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/41 [Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.98913 [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://www.axis.com/dam/public/df/f3/dd/cve-2017-20049-en-US-376956.pdf [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE VulDB CWE-269
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/41 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/41 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.98913 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.98913 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:axis:p1204_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.50.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:axis:p1204:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:axis:p3225_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.30.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:axis:p3225:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:axis:p3367_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.10.1.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:axis:p3367:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:axis:m3045_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.15.4.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:axis:m3045:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:axis:m3005_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.50.5.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:axis:m3005:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:axis:m3007_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.30.1.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:axis:m3007:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} 0.01%

score

0.65393

percentile

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