High severity · published Oct 16, 2023
CVE-2023-21415
Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX API overlay_del.cgi is vulnerable to path traversal attacks that allows for file deletion
8.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX API overlay_del.cgi is vulnerable to path traversal attacks that allows for file deletion. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account. Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AO
Axis OS · Axis
6.50.5.3 before 6.50.5.14; 11.0.81 before 11.6.94 · source: NVD
AO
Axis OS 2016 · Axis
6.50.2 before 6.50.5.2 · source: NVD
AO
Axis OS 2018 · Axis
before 8.40.35 · source: NVD
AO
Axis OS 2020 · Axis
before 9.80.47 · source: NVD
AO
Axis OS 2022 · Axis
before 10.12.206 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21415
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21415
Vendor Advisory
https://www.axis.com/dam/public/b6/55/e2/cve-2023-21415pdf-en-US-416245.pdf
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