CVE-2022-39291
Denial of service through logs in zoneminder
CVE-2022-39291 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Zoneminder, published October 7, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.11%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in zoneminder 1.36.31-r0.
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Denial of service through logs in zoneminder
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-39291- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41789
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2022-41789- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-39291- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-39291
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-39291- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
Denial of service through logs in zoneminder
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2022-39291- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-39291
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-39291- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-39291
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39291- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zoneminderAlpine:v3.17 |
before 1.36.31-r0 | 1.36.31-r0 |
zoneminderAlpine:v3.18 |
before 1.36.31-r0 | 1.36.31-r0 |
zoneminderAlpine:v3.19 |
before 1.36.31-r0 | 1.36.31-r0 |
zoneminderAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.36.31-r0 | 1.36.31-r0 |
zoneminderAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.36.31-r0 | 1.36.31-r0 |
zoneminderAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.36.31-r0 | 1.36.31-r0 |
zoneminderAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.36.31-r0 | 1.36.31-r0 |
zoneminderAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.36.31-r0 | 1.36.31-r0 |
zoneminderDebian:12 |
before 1.36.31+dfsg1-1 | 1.36.31+dfsg1-1 |
zoneminderDebian:13 |
before 1.36.31+dfsg1-1 | 1.36.31+dfsg1-1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
zoneminderDebian:14 |
before 1.36.31+dfsg1-1 | 1.36.31+dfsg1-1 |
zoneminderUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.28.1-81.29.0+dfsg-11.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu11.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu21.29.0+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1 |
None known |
zoneminderUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.32.3-2build11.32.3-2ubuntu11.32.3-2ubuntu21.32.3-2ubuntu2+esm1 |
None known |
zoneminderUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.7+dfsg1-11.36.10+dfsg1-11.36.11+dfsg1-11.36.12+dfsg1-11.36.12+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
zoneminderUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.33+dfsg1-1build11.36.33+dfsg1-1build21.36.33+dfsg1-1build31.36.33+dfsg1-1build4 |
None known |
zoneminderUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.35+dfsg1-1 |
None known |
zoneminderUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.37+dfsg1-1 |
None known |
zoneminderUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.36.35+dfsg1-11.36.37+dfsg1-1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Zoneminder < v1.37.24 - Log Injection & Stored XSS & CSRF Bypass | 2023-03-27 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | affected, aliases, references | OSV |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-cfcx-v52x-jh74
packetstormsecurity.com/files/171498/Zoneminder-Log-Injection-XSS-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html