CVE-2007-4926
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 · uneditedThe AXIS 207W camera uses a base64-encoded cleartext username and password for authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the wireless network or by leveraging unspecified other vectors.
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 confidenceThe AXIS 207W wireless camera transmits authentication credentials using base64 encoding (not encryption), which is trivially reversible. Attackers on the same wireless network or with network access can sniff these encoded credentials and easily decode them to obtain cleartext username and password.
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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 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 207W camera on the networkScan your network for devices with vendor OUI matching Axis Communications, or log into your network router/switch to list connected devices and look for 'AXIS' or '207W' in the hostname or descriptionAffected if A camera matching the model AXIS 207W is present on the network
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Check if wireless connectivity is enabledAccess the camera web interface (typically via its IP) and navigate to the wireless or network settings page. Look for an enabled wireless (Wi-Fi) status or wireless interface configurationAffected if Wireless functionality is enabled on the camera
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Verify HTTP (unencrypted) is used for authenticationAttempt to access the camera web interface using http:// (not https://). Check if the login page loads over HTTP and observe whether the browser shows a secure connection indicatorAffected if The camera web interface is accessible over HTTP without TLS/SSL encryption
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Confirm base64 encoding of credentials in transitUse a network packet capture tool (such as Wireshark or tcpdump) on the same network segment as the camera. Capture traffic while logging into the camera. Filter for HTTP POST requests to the login endpoint and examine the 'Authorization' or 'Authorization' header valuesAffected if Captured login traffic shows base64-encoded strings (readable as 'username:password' when decoded) rather than encrypted hash values
If an AXIS 207W camera is deployed and uses either wireless connectivity or unencrypted HTTP for its management interface, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
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 dataReplace the legacy AXIS 207W camera with a current model supporting proper authentication mechanisms (TLS/SSL). If immediate replacement is not feasible, isolate the camera on a dedicated VLAN, disable wireless and use wired connectivity, and restrict network access.
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