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CVE-2017-5674

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 21.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-13 · updated 2026-10-15
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models allows an attacker to craft a malformed HTTP ("GET system.ini HTTP/1.1\n\n" - note the lack of "/" in the path field of the request) request that will disclose the configuration file with the login password.

Affected products

• EmbedThis GoAhead: all versions

References

• https://www.cybereason.com/cve-ip-cameras/
• https://www.cybereason.com/zero-day-exploits-turn-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ip-cameras-into-iot-botnet-slaves/
• https://www.cybereason.com/cve-ip-cameras/
• https://www.cybereason.com/zero-day-exploits-turn-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ip-cameras-into-iot-botnet-slaves/

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