CVE-2013-3543

Media Control Activex Control vulnerability

CVSS

8.8

EPSS

4.1%

EPSS pct

90th

Exploited

No known

The AXIS Media Control (AMC) ActiveX control (AxisMediaControlEmb.dll) 6.2.10.11 for AXIS network cameras allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a file path to the (1) StartRecord, (2) SaveCurrentImage, or (3) StartRecordMedia methods.

Affected vendor

Axis

Affected product

Media Control Activex Control

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Published

2013-10-04

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 4.1% 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-2013-3543

Confirm whether Axis Media Control Activex Control is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-3543.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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