CVE-2024-33435
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 · uneditedInsecure Permissions vulnerability in Guangzhou Yingshi Electronic Technology Co. Ncast Yingshi high-definition intelligent recording and playback system 2007-2017 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the /manage/IPSetup.php backend function
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 confidenceInsecure permissions vulnerability in Ncast Yingshi high-definition intelligent recording/playback system allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through the /manage/IPSetup.php endpoint. The CVSS 9.8 score reflects trivial network exploitation with no authentication required for complete system compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Ncast Yingshi system is presentIdentify if the Ncast Yingshi high-definition intelligent recording/playback system is installed in your environment by reviewing running services, web server configurations, or installed software inventoriesAffected if The system is present and exposed on the network
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Check if /manage/ directory is network accessibleProbe your network perimeter or internal network to determine if the /manage/ directory is exposed via HTTP/HTTPS. Use a web scanner or curl command against the target IP/hostnameAffected if The /manage/ directory is reachable without VPN or firewall restrictions
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Verify IPSetup.php endpoint accessibilitySend an HTTP GET request to http://target/manage/IPSetup.php (or https) and observe whether the endpoint responds without requiring authentication credentialsAffected if The endpoint returns a response without prompting for login credentials
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Confirm authentication is NOT enforced on IPSetup.phpInspect the response from the IPSetup.php endpoint. If it returns application functionality, configuration options, or accepts input without a session token or login redirect, authentication is not enforcedAffected if The endpoint exposes application functionality or accepts parameters without authentication
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Check installed version if accessibleIf administrative interfaces or version information is available, retrieve the installed version of the Ncast Yingshi system to compare against any affected version ranges provided by the vendorAffected if The installed version falls within an affected range, if such ranges become known
You are affected if the Ncast Yingshi system is running with the /manage/IPSetup.php endpoint exposed and accessible without any authentication requirement.
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 dataImmediately restrict network access to the /manage/ directory via firewall rules or VPN; implement authentication on the IPSetup.php endpoint; if no patch exists, consider network segmentation or replacement of this legacy system.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-33435 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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