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CVE-2018-25140: FLIR thermal traffic cameras contain an unauthenticated device manipulation vulnerability in their WebSocket…

CVE-2018-25140 is rated critical with a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.3. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

FLIR thermal traffic cameras contain an unauthenticated device manipulation vulnerability in their WebSocket implementation that allows attackers to bypass authentication and authorization controls. Attackers can directly modify device configurations, access system information, and potentially initiate denial of service by sending crafted WebSocket messages without authentication.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v4.0 9.3: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Attack requirements: None. No deployment or execution conditions are needed.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact (vulnerable system): High. Total loss of confidentiality.
  • Integrity impact (vulnerable system): High. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact (vulnerable system): High. Total loss of availability.
  • Confidentiality impact (subsequent systems): None. No confidentiality impact beyond the vulnerable system.
  • Integrity impact (subsequent systems): None. No integrity impact beyond the vulnerable system.
  • Availability impact (subsequent systems): None. No availability impact beyond the vulnerable system.

Underlying weakness

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

Affected products

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