Description
ZoneMinder is a free, open source closed-circuit television software application. Prior to 1.38.3, downloadEvents() manually wraps a monitor Name value in single quotes instead of using escapeshellarg() before placing it in shell commands when a user with monitor-create or monitor-edit permission stores a monitor Name containing shell metacharacters and a user with Events View permission exports that monitor's events. In this attack mechanism, the stored monitor Name reaches both the ffmpeg concatenation command and the tar or zip archive command and breaks out of manual quoting. Arbitrary commands execute as the web server user. This issue is fixed in version 1.38.3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZoneMinder | zoneminder | >= 1.37.48, < 1.38.3 | — |
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 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | zoneminder | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/security/advisories/GHSA-88m4-hrgp-m9v3
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/2de2ae44a1d751bad4b020c5573b2d58c59c1525
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/b3a7c05f079c87badf4b0ce052da0acfd4047a4b
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/b5605e01c14354fc8e2dcae8cefd90c3674880d9
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.38.3
- https://www.scriptkittens.com/blog/two-sinks-one-shell