{"id":"CVE-2023-21417","aliases":["EUVD-2023-25585","GHSA-967w-79j9-vx4x"],"status":"published","title":"Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program,\n\nhas found that the VAPIX API...","description":"Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program,\n\nhas found that the VAPIX API manageoverlayimage.cgi was vulnerable to path traversal attacks that allows for file/folder deletion. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator- privileged service account. The impact of exploiting this vulnerability is lower with operator service accounts and limited to non-system files compared to administrator-privileges.\n Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. 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The impact of exploiting this vulnerability is lower with operator service accounts and limited to non-system files compared to administrator-privileges.\n Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution. \n\n\n\n","status":"published","published":"2023-11-21T09:30:23Z","modified":"2024-11-08T09:31:32Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-35"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:58:46.386141Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-21417","description":"Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program,\n\nhas found that the VAPIX API manageoverlayimage.cgi was vulnerable to path traversal attacks that allows for file/folder deletion. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator- privileged service account. 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