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CVE-2017-7921 Detail

Description

An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Hikvision DS-2CD2xx2F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 build 160530, DS-2CD2xx0F-I Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160401, DS-2CD2xx2FWD Series V5.3.1 build 150410 to V5.4.4 Build 161125, DS-2CD4x2xFWD Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160414, DS-2CD4xx5 Series V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160421, DS-2DFx Series V5.2.0 build 140805 to V5.4.5 Build 160928, and DS-2CD63xx Series V5.0.9 build 140305 to V5.3.5 Build 160106 devices. The improper authentication vulnerability occurs when an application does not adequately or correctly authenticate users. This may allow a malicious user to escalate his or her privileges on the system and gain access to sensitive information.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.hikvision.com/us/about_10805.html CVE, ICS-CERT Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98313 CVE, ICS-CERT Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://ghostbin.com/paste/q2vq2 CVE, ICS-CERT
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-124-01 CVE, ICS-CERT Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
https://www.hikvision.com/cn/support/CybersecurityCenter/SecurityNotices/20170314/ CVE
https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-notification--privilege-escalating-vulnerability-in-cer/ CVE
https://www.hikvision.com/us-en/support/document-center/special-notices/privilege-escalating-vulnerability-in-certain-hikvision-ip-cameras/ CVE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication cwe source acceptance level NIST   ICS-CERT  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7921
NVD Published Date:
05/05/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
ICS-CERT