Description
ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZoneMinder | zoneminder | < 1.36.27, >= 1.37.0, <1.37.24 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | zoneminder | 1.36.31+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | zoneminder | 1.36.31+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | zoneminder | 1.36.31+dfsg1-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | zoneminder | 1.36.31-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | zoneminder | 1.36.31-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | zoneminder | 1.36.31-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | zoneminder | 1.36.31-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | zoneminder | 1.36.31-r0 | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | zoneminder | 1.36.31-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | zoneminder | 1.36.31-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | zoneminder | 1.36.31-r0 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Zoneminder < v1.37.24 - Log Injection & Stored XSS & CSRF Bypass EDB-51071 · webapps · Mar 27, 2023 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-cfcx-v52x-jh74
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/34ffd92bf123070cab6c83ad4cfe6297dd0ed0b4
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/73d9f2482cdcb238506388798d3cf92546f9e40c
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/cb3fc5907da21a5111ae54128a5d0b49ae755e9b
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/de2866f9574a2bf2690276fad53c91d607825408
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171498/Zoneminder-Log-Injection-XSS-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html