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CVE-2018-10661
published 2018-06-26

CVE-2018-10661: An issue was discovered in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras. There is a bypass of access control.

PriorityP189critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWEXPLOITVulnCheck KEVInitial access
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
86.68%
99.7th percentile
An issue was discovered in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras. There is a bypass of access control.

Affected

390 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
axisa1001_firmware< 1.65.11.65.1
axisa8004-v_firmware< 1.65.21.65.2
axisa8105-e_firmware< 1.65.21.65.2
axisa9161_firmware< 1.65.01.65.0
axisa9188-v_firmware< 1.65.01.65.0
axisa9188_firmware< 1.65.01.65.0
axisc1004-e_firmware< 1.81.040.11.81.040.1
axisc2005_firmware< 1.81.040.11.81.040.1
axisc3003-e_firmware< 1.81.040.11.81.040.1
axisc8033_firmware< 1.81.040.11.81.040.1
axiscompanion_bullet_le_firmware< 8.20.18.20.1
axiscompanion_c360_firmware< 7.15.2.37.15.2.3
axiscompanion_cube_l_firmware< 8.20.18.20.1
axiscompanion_cube_lw_firmware< 8.20.18.20.1
axiscompanion_dome_v_firmware< 8.20.18.20.1
axiscompanion_dome_wv_firmware< 8.20.18.20.1
axiscompanion_eye_l_firmware< 8.20.18.20.1
axiscompanion_eye_lve_firmware< 8.20.18.20.1
axiscompanion_recorder_4ch_firmware< 1.20.11.20.1
axiscompanion_recorder_8ch_firmware< 1.20.11.20.1
axisd201-s_xpt_q6055_firmware< 6.50.2.36.50.2.3
axisd2050-ve_firmware< 7.35.4.27.35.4.2
axisf34_main_unit_firmware< 6.50.2.36.50.2.3
axisf41_main_unit_firmware< 6.50.2.36.50.2.3
axisf44_dual_audio_input_firmware< 6.50.2.36.50.2.3

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

url/index.html/<random>.srv
path*.srv
commanddbus-send --system --dest=com.axis.PolicyKitParhand --type=method_call /com/axis/PolicyKitParhand com.axis.PolicyKitParhand.SetParameter
commandcom.axis.PolicyKitParhand.SynchParameters
snort
alert http any any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Axis Communications Security Camera Command Injection Attempt (CVE-2018-10660, CVE-2018-10661, CVE-2018-10662) M2"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"POST"; http.uri; content:".srv"; endswith; http.request_body; content:"com.axis.PolicyKitParhand"; fast_pattern; content:"string:"; distance:0; pcre:"/^[^\x26]*?(?:(?:\x3b|%3[Bb])|(?:\x0a|%0[Aa])|(?:\x60|%60)|(?:\x7c|%7[Cc])|(?:\x24|%24))+/R"; reference:url,www.vdoo.com/blog/vdoo-discovers-significant-vulnerabilities-in-axis-cameras/; reference:cve,2018-10660; reference:cve,2018-10661; reference:cve,2018-10662; reference:url,www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45100; classtype:attempted-admin; sid:2059464; rev:1; metadata:affected_product Axis_Communications, attack_target Networking_Equipment, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2025_01_22, cve CVE_2018_10660_CVE_2018_10661_CVE_2018_10662, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Exploit, updated_at 2025_01_22, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application; target:dest_ip;)
  • Exploit sends HTTP POST to a URI ending in a random alphanumeric string with a .srv extension (e.g., /index.html/<8-42 random chars>.srv) — detect POST requests whose URI ends with .srv
  • POST body contains 'com.axis.PolicyKitParhand' as the D-Bus destination, combined with 'string:' followed by shell metacharacters (;, newline, backtick, pipe, $) indicating command injection payload
  • The exploit chains two POST requests: first SetParameter with an injected command in the DST.Enabled string parameter, then SynchParameters to trigger execution — look for two sequential POSTs to .srv URIs from the same source
  • The injected command is embedded in the parameter string 'root.Time.DST.Enabled' with semicolons as shell delimiters — inspect parhand parameter values for shell metacharacters
  • Default Metasploit payload used is cmd/unix/reverse_netcat_gaping — monitor for outbound netcat reverse shell connections from camera devices
  • ·The .srv URI path component is randomized (8–42 alphanumeric characters) per exploit invocation, so exact URI matching will not work — detection must rely on the .srv suffix pattern rather than a fixed path
  • ·The Snort/ET rule is marked tls_state plaintext, meaning it will not detect exploitation over HTTPS/TLS-encrypted connections

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
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