CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5368

HIGH
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

ZoneMinder v1.30 and v1.29, an open-source CCTV server web application, is vulnerable to CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) which allows a remote attack to make changes to the web application as the current logged in victim. If the victim visits a malicious web page, the attacker can silently and automatically create a new admin user within the web application for remote persistence and further attacks. The URL is /zm/index.php and sample parameters could include action=user uid=0 newUser[Username]=attacker1 newUser[Password]=Password1234 conf_password=Password1234 newUser[System]=Edit (among others).

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery

How to fix

Remediation Available
zoneminderDebian
Fixed in:1.30.4+dfsg-1CVE-2017-5368
Fixed in:1.30.4+dfsg-1CVE-2017-5368
Fixed in:1.30.4+dfsg-1CVE-2017-5368
Fixed in:1.30.4+dfsg-1CVE-2017-5368

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days
60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2016-6277High8.8100%KEV-
CVE-2014-0054Medium6.891%-Fix
CVE-2013-6429Medium6.890%-Fix
CVE-2022-41622High8.888%--
CVE-2018-7700High8.875%--
CVE-2015-2295Medium6.866%--
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.