CVE-2018-17919
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 · uneditedAll versions of Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Ltd XMeye P2P Cloud Server may allow an attacker to use an undocumented user account "default" with its default password to login to XMeye and access/view video streams.
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 confidenceAll versions of XMeye P2P Cloud Server contain an undocumented hardcoded 'default' user account with a default password. Attackers can use these static credentials to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to video streams.
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 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if XMeye P2P Cloud Server is runningCheck running processes or services for xmeye, p2p cloud, or related executables. On Linux, run 'ps aux | grep -i xmeye' or 'ps aux | grep -i p2p'. On Windows, check services or task manager for XMeye-related processes.Affected if The XMeye P2P Cloud Server software is present and running on the system
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Locate configuration filesSearch for configuration directories typically found at '/app/config' or installation directories like '/usr/local/xmeye/' on Linux. On Windows, check Program Files folders for XMeye or P2P Cloud Server installations.Affected if Configuration files for the XMeye P2P Cloud Server exist on the system
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Check for the default account in configurationExamine configuration files for user account entries. Look for a username field set to 'default'. Files may be named user.conf, accounts.xml, or similar in the configuration directory.Affected if A user account with username 'default' is defined in the configuration
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Verify default password is unchangedIn the same configuration files, locate the password field associated with the 'default' account. Compare it against the known default password for this account. If the password is stored in plaintext or uses a simple hash, inspect whether it matches the documented default value.Affected if The 'default' account password remains at its factory default value and has not been changed
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Test authentication with default credentialsIf network access is available, attempt to authenticate to the P2P Cloud Server interface using username 'default' and the known default password. This confirms the credentials are still valid.Affected if Authentication succeeds with the default 'default' account credentials
The system is affected if XMeye P2P Cloud Server is running and the hardcoded 'default' account with its default password remains enabled and unchanged.
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 dataChange or disable the default 'default' account password, implement unique credentials per device, and restrict network access to the P2P Cloud Server.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-17919 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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