CVE-2024-33753
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 · uneditedSection Camera V2.5.5.3116-S50-SMA-B20160811 and earlier versions allow the accounts and passwords of administrators and users to be changed without authorization.
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 confidenceSection Camera versions 2.5.5.3116-S50-SMA-B20160811 and earlier contain an insecure direct object reference or missing function-level access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to directly manipulate user and administrator account credentials without any authorization checks.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/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 Section Camera firmware versionAccess the camera's web interface or check the system information page, typically found at /device.html, /status.cgi, or within the administration settings. Look for a version string like '2.5.5.3116-S50-SMA-B20160811' or similar.Affected if The installed version is 2.5.5.3116-S50-SMA-B20160811 or any version earlier than this release.
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Locate the account management endpointsExamine the web application's directory structure or JavaScript files for endpoints related to user/administrator account modification. Common paths include /api/user, /cgi-bin/admin, /account/set, or similar URIs handling credential changes.Affected if The camera web interface exposes account modification endpoints without clear evidence of authentication requirements.
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Test unauthenticated access to account modificationSend an HTTP GET or POST request directly to suspected account management endpoints (such as those modifying user credentials or administrator settings) without providing any session cookies,Basic Auth credentials, or login tokens.Affected if The application returns a successful response (HTTP 200 or similar) allowing account credential manipulation without any authentication headers or session validation.
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Verify authorization checks on privilege-escalating actionsAttempt to invoke administrative functions (adding users, changing passwords, modifying privilege levels) via the web API while operating as a low-privileged or unauthenticated session.Affected if The system permits these operations without returning authorization errors (401/403) indicating missing function-level access control.
You are affected if your Section Camera firmware version is 2.5.5.3116-S50-SMA-B20160811 or earlier AND the web interface allows unauthenticated manipulation of account credentials through exposed endpoints.
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 dataApply vendor patches or firmware updates when available. If no patch exists, implement web application firewall rules to block unauthorized access to account modification endpoints and verify the authentication/authorization mechanism in the camera's administrative interface.
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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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