CVE-2017-5368
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.011 · 64 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ZoneMinder v1.30 and v1.29, an open-source CCTV server web application, is vulnerable to CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) which allows a remote attack to make changes to the web application as the current logged in victim. If the victim visits a malicious web page, the attacker can silently and automatically create a new admin user within the web application for remote persistence and further attacks. The URL is /zm/index.php and sample parameters could include action=user uid=0 newUser[Username]=attacker1 newUser[Password]=Password1234 conf_password=Password1234 newUser[System]=Edit (among others).
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (3)
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references (8)
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- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Feb/6cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/11cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Feb/6enisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/11enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96126enisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Feb/6ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/11ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96126nvd
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