CVE-2023-21417

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program,

has found that the VAPIX API manageoverlayimage.cgi was vulnerable to path traversal attacks that allows for file/folder deletion. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator- privileged service account. The impact of exploiting this vulnerability is lower with operator service accounts and limited to non-system files compared to administrator-privileges. Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-35CWE-22

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
Axis Communications ABAXIS OSAXIS OS 8.50 – 11.6

References

Timeline

Published
Nov 21, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-21417: High severity, CVSS 7.1 | Vulnix