CVE-2024-8956
PTZOptics · published 2024-09-17
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2024-11-04).
- CISA's name for it: PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI Cameras Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CISA's description: PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI cameras contain an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that allows a remote, attacker to bypass authentication for the /cgi-bin/param.cgi CGI script. If combined with CVE-2024-8957, this can lead to remote code execution as root.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by VulnCheck via the CVE Program.
PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an insufficient authentication issue. The camera does not properly enforce authentication to /cgi-bin/param.cgi when requests are sent without an HTTP Authorization header. The result is a remote and unauthenticated attacker can leak sensitive data such as usernames, password hashes, and configurations details. Additionally, the attacker can update individual configuration values or overwrite the whole file.
Filed by VulnCheck; not a statement by PTZOptics.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PTZOptics | PT30X-SDI | 0 – before 6.3.40: affected |
| PTZOptics | PT30X-NDI | 0 – before 6.3.40: affected |
Added by CISA-ADP (Authorized Data Publisher)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ptzoptics | pt30x-sdi_firmware | 0 – before 6.3.40: affected |
| ptzoptics | pt30x-ndi-xx-g2_firmware | 0 – before 6.3.40: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (2)
cpe:2.3:o:ptzoptics:pt30x-sdi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ptzoptics:pt30x-ndi-xx-g2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CRITICAL — as published by VulnCheck (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CRITICAL — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://ptzoptics.com/firmware-changelog/
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/ptzoptics-insufficient-auth
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-8956
- https://www.greynoise.io/blog/greynoise-intelligence-discovers-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-live-streaming-cameras-with-the-help-of-ai
- https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2024-10-31-sift-0-day-rce/
Source dates: published 2024-09-17, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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