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CVE-2017-8225 is a pre-authentication information disclosure vulnerability in OEM Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices that use a custom HTTP server derived from GoAhead. Access control for configuration .ini files is improperly implemented, allowing an unauthenticated requester to bypass authentication checks by supplying empty values for the loginuse and loginpas URI parameters. As a result, sensitive configuration files such as system.ini and related files can be retrieved without valid credentials. These files contain stored credentials and service configuration data, including device account credentials as well as FTP and SMTP account information. The flaw was attributed to OEM custom code around GoAhead rather than GoAhead itself.
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This repository contains a Python proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2017-8225, a vulnerability affecting Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices using the GoAhead web server. The exploit targets a flaw in the handling of the system.ini file, which allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve sensitive credentials by sending a specially crafted HTTP GET request to the /system.ini?loginuse&loginpas endpoint. The main script (CVE-2017-8225.py) supports both single-target and mass scanning modes, extracts credentials from the binary response, and displays them in a formatted table as well as saving them to a CSV file. The repository also includes a README.md with background and usage information, and a requirements.txt listing necessary Python dependencies. The exploit is network-based and does not require authentication, making it a high-impact PoC for credential leakage in affected devices.
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A specific vulnerability affecting Wireless IP Camera (P2P) devices, included in the list of flaws used by Moobot.
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2017-8225 used by the IoTroop botnet to compromise GoAhead wireless IP camera devices and propagate infection to additional devices.
A pre-authentication information disclosure flaw in the custom HTTP server of affected OEM IP cameras that allows unauthenticated retrieval of configuration data and credentials. The content states it affects at least 1250+ camera models and can be chained to achieve pre-auth root RCE.
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