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Xmeye P2p Cloud ServerApplication · Xiongmaitech

CVE-2018-17915

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-10-10
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
All versions of Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd XMeye P2P Cloud Server do not encrypt all device communication. This includes the XMeye service and firmware update communication. This could allow an attacker to eavesdrop on video feeds, steal XMeye login credentials, or impersonate the update server with malicious update code.

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 confidence

The XMeye P2P Cloud Server fails to encrypt device communications, including video feeds, login credentials, and firmware update traffic. This allows unauthenticated attackers on the network to perform man-in-the-middle attacks to intercept sensitive data, capture credentials in plaintext, and impersonate the update server to deliver malicious firmware to devices.

MitigationImplement TLS/SSL encryption for all XMeye communications and establish cryptographically secure firmware update mechanisms with certificate validation to prevent impersonation attacks.

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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 data
Xmeye P2p Cloud ServerApplication
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:3.0/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.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify XMeye P2P Cloud Server installation
    Check running services or installed software for Xiongmaitech XMeye P2P Cloud Server. On Linux, check /var/log or common application directories. On Windows, check installed programs or running services.
    Affected if The XMeye P2P Cloud Server is present and running in the environment
  2. Inspect network traffic for unencrypted video feeds
    Capture network traffic on the segment where XMeye devices communicate with the P2P server. Use a packet sniffer to examine if video stream traffic (typically RTSP or custom P2P protocols) is transmitted in plaintext without TLS/SSL encryption.
    Affected if Video traffic is observed in plaintext without encryption encapsulation
  3. Verify login credential transmission
    Capture authentication traffic when logging into the XMeye system. Examine whether login credentials are sent in plaintext or encrypted (look for HTTPS or TLS-wrapped authentication)
    Affected if Login credentials are transmitted in plaintext over HTTP instead of encrypted HTTPS channels
  4. Check firmware update mechanism security
    Inspect the firmware update configuration or capture firmware update traffic. Determine if the update process uses certificate validation, secure transport (HTTPS/TLS), or transfers firmware in plaintext.
    Affected if Firmware updates are performed over unencrypted channels without certificate validation
  5. Review P2P server TLS/SSL configuration
    Examine the XMeye P2P Cloud Server configuration files or settings panel for TLS/SSL enablement status. Check if SSL/TLS protocols are explicitly disabled or if the server only accepts plaintext connections.
    Affected if TLS/SSL encryption is not enabled or the server is configured to allow unencrypted plaintext communications

If the XMeye P2P Cloud Server is deployed and communications (video, login, firmware updates) are transmitted in plaintext without TLS/SSL encryption or certificate validation, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement TLS/SSL encryption for all XMeye communications and establish cryptographically secure firmware update mechanisms with certificate validation to prevent impersonation attacks.

Fix this in Xmeye P2p Cloud Server Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation30.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
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