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Xmeye P2p Cloud ServerApplication · Xiongmaitech

CVE-2018-17917

MEDIUM · 5.3 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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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 may allow an attacker to use MAC addresses to enumerate potential Cloud IDs. Using this ID, the attacker can discover and connect to valid devices using one of the supported apps.

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 XMeye P2P Cloud Server allows unauthenticated attackers to enumerate valid Cloud IDs using MAC addresses as input. Once a valid Cloud ID is discovered, attackers can use supported mobile apps to connect to and access the associated devices. This is an information disclosure and enumeration vulnerability in the cloud authentication mechanism.

MitigationSince this affects all versions of the Xiongmai cloud infrastructure with no vendor patch available, organizations should restrict network exposure of devices, implement strong authentication on the mobile apps, monitor for unusual connection patterns, and consider network segmentation to limit exposure to discovered devices.

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
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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Xmeye cloud-connected devices
    Inventory devices on your network that use Xiongmaitech/Xmeye P2P cloud services. Check device documentation, management interfaces, or network traffic for connections to Xmeye cloud infrastructure (typically *.xmeye.net or *.p2pcloud.net domains).
    Affected if Any device in your environment is registered with or communicates with Xmeye P2P cloud servers.
  2. Verify cloud connectivity is enabled
    Access the web interface or mobile app for each identified Xmeye device. Look for cloud/P2P connection settings, Cloud ID display, or uCloud/Xmeye service enablement options.
    Affected if Cloud or P2P functionality is enabled on any Xmeye device, exposing its Cloud ID to potential enumeration.
  3. Check for exposed management interfaces
    Review firewall and network perimeter rules to determine if device HTTP/HTTPS management ports (typically 80, 443, 8080, 34567) are accessible from the public internet.
    Affected if Device management interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks, enabling attackers to perform Cloud ID enumeration.
  4. Review DNS/logs for cloud server communication
    Analyze DNS queries or network logs for resolutions of xmeye.net, p2pcloud.net, or related domains, and note the IP addresses of cloud servers your devices connect to.
    Affected if Devices are resolving or connecting to Xmeye cloud infrastructure, indicating active use of the vulnerable service.

If any Xmeye/Xiongmaitech devices in your environment have cloud/P2P functionality enabled and connect to Xmeye infrastructure, they are affected by this vulnerability since all versions of the service allow unauthenticated Cloud ID enumeration via MAC addresses.

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

Since this affects all versions of the Xiongmai cloud infrastructure with no vendor patch available, organizations should restrict network exposure of devices, implement strong authentication on the mobile apps, monitor for unusual connection patterns, and consider network segmentation to limit exposure to discovered devices.

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