CVE-2023-5800

Insufficient input validation in VAPIX API create_overlay.cgi

State: Published
Severity: 5.4 Medium
Published: Feb 5, 2024
Updated: Jun 17, 2025
Reserved: Oct 26, 2023

Description

Vintage, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX API create_overlay.cgi did not have a sufficient input validation allowing for a possible remote code execution. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account. Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.4 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	Axis

Weaknesses

CWE-35 Path Traversal

Affected Products

Product	Versions
AXIS OSAxis Communications AB	AXIS OS 11.8, 10.12, 9.80, 8.40, 6.50Affected

References

https://www.axis.com/dam/public/89/d9/99/cve-2023-5800-en-US-424339.pdf

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