CVE-2001-1543
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAxis network camera 2120, 2110, 2100, 200+ and 200 contains a default administration password "pass", which allows remote attackers to gain access to the camera.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAxis network cameras (models 2120, 2110, 2100, 200+ and 200) contain a hardcoded default administrator password 'pass', enabling remote attackers to gain full administrative access to the camera's web management interface.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Axis camera models on the networkScan your network for devices with vendor identifier 'Axis' or specific MAC OUI prefixes (00:40:8x, 00:50:4x) and check the HTTP server banner or web interface for model numbers 2100, 2110, 2120, Neteye 200, or Neteye 200+. Use network discovery tools like nmap or asset inventory scanners.Affected if Any Axis camera models 2100, 2110, 2120, Neteye 200, or Neteye 200+ are found on the network
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Confirm web management interface is accessibleAttempt to access the HTTP/HTTPS web interface of identified cameras by navigating to the device IP address in a browser or using curl/httpie to fetch the response.Affected if The camera web interface returns a login page or authentication prompt
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Test default administrative credentialsAttempt to log in to the camera web interface using the username 'root' or 'admin' with the password 'pass'. Check both HTTP Basic Auth and form-based authentication if applicable.Affected if Authentication succeeds with the default password 'pass' and grants full administrative access
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Review configured user accountsIf logged in, navigate to the camera administration settings to list all configured user accounts and their privilege levels. Compare installed firmware version to the affected product list.Affected if Only the default user account exists or no password change has been performed since deployment
Your environment is affected if any Axis camera models 2100, 2110, 2120, Neteye 200, or Neteye 200+ are present and the default password 'pass' still grants administrative access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImmediately change the default 'pass' password to a strong, unique password on all affected cameras through the web administration interface.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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