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Baby Zoom Wifi Monitor FirmwareOperating system · Summerinfant

CVE-2015-2888

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2017-04-10
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Summer Baby Zoom Wifi Monitor & Internet Viewing System allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, related to the MySnapCam web service.

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 · moderate confidence

The Summer Baby Zoom Wifi Monitor and Internet Viewing System contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in its MySnapCam web service component. Remote attackers can bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access to the device's video feed and controls without valid credentials.

MitigationIf vendor firmware updates are unavailable, immediately remove the device from direct internet exposure, implement network segmentation to isolate IoT devices, and consider replacing with a newer device that receives active security support.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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 data
Baby Zoom Wifi Monitor FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS 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
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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  1. Identify Summer Baby Zoom Wifi Monitor device on network
    Scan your network for devices with manufacturer 'Summerinfant' or product name 'Baby Zoom' or 'MySnapCam' - check your DHCP lease table, router device list, or run nmap with service detection (nmap -sV <target>)
    Affected if A device matching Summerinfant Baby Zoom Wifi Monitor or MySnapCam is found on the network
  2. Confirm MySnapCam web service is running
    Access the device's IP on common HTTP ports (80, 8080, 8888) and check for MySnapCam web interface or API endpoints - look for 'MySnapCam' in page title or source
    Affected if The MySnapCam web service responds on any accessible port
  3. Check if device is internet-exposed
    Test remote access by attempting to access the device's external IP/port from outside your local network, or check port forwarding rules on your firewall/router for the device's IP
    Affected if The device's web service is accessible from the public internet without VPN
  4. Verify authentication bypass vulnerability
    Attempt to access video feed or control endpoints directly without providing credentials - try common paths like /video, /stream, /snap.jpg, or API endpoints without login cookies or Basic Auth
    Affected if Video feed or device controls are accessible without any authentication token or credential

If a Summerinfant Baby Zoom Wifi Monitor with MySnapCam web service is present on your network and especially if internet-exposed, you are affected by this authentication bypass vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

If vendor firmware updates are unavailable, immediately remove the device from direct internet exposure, implement network segmentation to isolate IoT devices, and consider replacing with a newer device that receives active security support.

Recommended fix High confidence
  1. This is an end-of-life IoT device (baby monitor) with no available firmware updates.
  2. The manufacturer Summer Infant is unlikely to release patches for this legacy device.
  3. Network isolation is the only mitigation: place the device on an isolated VLAN without internet access, or replace with a currently-supported device.
  4. If continued use is required, monitor all network traffic for unauthorized access attempts.
  5. Consider disposing of the device safely as it likely no longer receives security support.
Caveat No upgrade path exists for this legacy/end-of-life IoT device. The only mitigation is network isolation or device replacement.

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Baby Zoom Wifi Monitor Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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