Full Report
CERT Polska has received a report about 2 vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-53701 and CVE-2025-53702) found in Vilar VS-IPC1002 software.
Analysis Summary
# Vulnerability: Vilar VS-IPC1002 Firmware Flaws (XSS and DoS)
## CVE Details
- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-53701
- **CVSS Score:** Not provided (Severity unknown based on text)
- **CWE:** CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation - XSS)
- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-53702
- **CVSS Score:** Not provided (Severity unknown based on text)
- **CWE:** CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions)
## Affected Systems
- **Products:** Vilar VS-IPC1002 IP cameras
- **Versions:** 1.1.0.18 (Other versions may also be vulnerable)
- **Configurations:** Standard configurations using the `/cgi-bin/action` endpoint.
## Vulnerability Description
**CVE-2025-53701 (Reflected XSS):** Parameters in GET requests sent to the `/cgi-bin/action` endpoint are not properly sanitized. This allows an attacker to target logged-in administrator users with cross-site scripting payloads.
**CVE-2025-53702 (Denial of Service):** An unauthenticated attacker on the same local network can send a malicious, crafted request to the `/cgi-bin/action` endpoint, causing the device to become unresponsive and require a manual restart to recover.
## Exploitation
| CVE ID | Status | Complexity | Attack Vector |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **CVE-2025-53701** | PoC available (Implied by description, specific PoC not shown) | Medium/Low (Requires admin session) | Network |
| **CVE-2025-53702** | PoC available (Implied by description, specific PoC not shown) | Low (Unauthenticated, Local Network required) | Network (LAN) |
**Impact Summary:**
- **Confidentiality:** High (For CVE-2025-53701 via XSS leading to session hijacking/data theft)
- **Integrity:** High (For CVE-2025-53701 via XSS; functional integrity compromised for CVE-2025-53702)
- **Availability:** High (For CVE-2025-53702, leading to device unresponsiveness)
## Remediation
### Patches
- **Status:** No official patches were noted, as the vendor did not respond to the coordination efforts. Check the vendor's official support channels for updates corresponding to firmware version **after 1.1.0.18**.
### Workarounds
- **Network Segmentation:** If possible, restrict network access to the Vilar VS-IPC1002 devices so that only trusted internal hosts can communicate with them. This mitigates the unauthenticated DoS vector (CVE-2025-53702).
- **Access Control:** For CVE-2025-53701, ensure that administrative access is strictly controlled and monitor sessions closely.
## Detection
- **Indicators of Compromise:** Suspicious GET requests directed at the `/cgi-bin/action` endpoint containing unusual payloads (especially script tags or encoding patterns indicative of XSS).
- **Detection Methods and Tools:** Monitor network traffic targeting HTTP requests to the device interface, looking for malformed parameters or unexpected responses that might indicate the DoS condition.
## References
- CERT Polska Advisory (Initial Report): hxxps://cert.pl/
- CVE Record for CVE-2025-53701: hxxps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53701
- CVE Record for CVE-2025-53702: hxxps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53702