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ZoneminderApplication

CVE-2023-41884

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.36.34 or later.
See remediation →
71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Public exploit Remotely reachable Zero-click Patch available

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
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. In WWW/AJAX/watch.php, Line: 51 takes a few parameter in sql query without sanitizing it which makes it vulnerable to sql injection. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.36.34.

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
How this class of weakness works · CWE-89

User input is woven into a database query, letting an attacker rewrite the query's logic. From there they can read, alter, or destroy data — frequently the entire database. The reliable fix is parameterised queries (prepared statements), so input is always treated as data and never as SQL.

General guidance for the sql injection class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

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
ZoneminderApplication
Affected:< 1.36.34

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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.36.34 or later
Fixed in 1.36.34
Vendor patch github.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

ZoneMinder 1.36.34 or later

  1. 1. Backup your current ZoneMinder installation and database before upgrading
  2. 2. Check your current ZoneMinder version (typically in the web interface or via 'zmversion --version')
  3. 3. Upgrade to ZoneMinder version 1.36.34 or later using your distribution's package manager or source compilation
  4. 4. If using a package manager (e.g., apt, yum, dnf), run: 'apt update && apt install zoneminder' or 'dnf update zoneminder'
  5. 5. If upgrading from source, download version 1.36.34 or newer from the official GitHub releases
  6. 6. After upgrade, verify the version is >= 1.36.34
  7. 7. Test that the web interface and recording functionality work correctly
Caveat No significant breaking changes expected; this is a security patch release

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

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