MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2004-2426

2100 Network Camera vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in Axis Network Camera 2.40 and earlier, and Video Server 3.12 and earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in an HTTP POST request to ServerManager.srv, then use these privileges to conduct other activities, such as modifying files using editcgi.cgi.
Affected vendor
Axis
Affected product
2100 Network Camera
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2004-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-2426

  • Confirm whether Axis 2100 Network Camera is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-2426.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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