CVE-2017-5674 is a critical vulnerability affecting custom-built GoAhead web servers found in Foscam, Vstarcam, and various white-label IP camera models. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted HTTP GET request, leading to the disclosure of the device's configuration file, including login credentials. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild (KEV: No) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.