CVE-2013-3686
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 · uneditedcgi-bin/operator/param in AirLive WL2600CAM and possibly other camera models allows remote attackers to obtain the administrator password via a list action.
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 AirLive WL2600CAM IP camera web interface contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/operator/param endpoint. By sending a request with the 'list' action parameter, an unauthenticated remote attacker can retrieve the administrator password in plaintext, gaining full administrative access to the camera.
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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
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/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 the device modelAccess the camera's web interface and check the system information or firmware page, or examine the HTTP server banner/responses for 'AirLive' or 'WL2600CAM' identifiersAffected if The device is an AirLive WL2600CAM IP camera (all versions)
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Verify web interface accessibilityAttempt to access the camera's HTTP web interface on the expected IP address and port (typically port 80 or 8080)Affected if The web interface is reachable from the network segment being tested
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Test the vulnerable endpoint for authentication bypassSend an HTTP GET request to /cgi-bin/operator/param?action=list (or similar 'list' action parameter) without providing any authentication credentialsAffected if The endpoint returns administrator credentials or configuration data without requiring authentication
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Confirm plaintext password exposureExamine the response from the vulnerable endpoint to determine if the administrator password is returned in plaintext XML or similar formatAffected if The response contains the administrator password in plaintext rather than a challenge or access denied message
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Check network exposureDetermine if the camera's web interface is accessible from untrusted network segments or the internet without firewall filteringAffected if The camera is accessible without network-level access controls
The user is affected if they have an AirLive WL2600CAM with its web interface accessible on the network and the /cgi-bin/operator/param endpoint returns plaintext admin credentials without authentication.
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 dataApply available firmware updates from the vendor; if no patch exists, restrict network access to the camera via firewall rules or VLAN segmentation, or replace the device with a currently supported model.
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