CVE-2004-2425

Axis Network Camera <2.40 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2425. PoCs published by bashis.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a shell metacharacter command injection vulnerability in Axis network cameras to execute arbitrary commands, specifically demonstrating the retrieval of the '/etc/passwd' file. The vulnerability is due to improper input sanitization in the 'virtualinput.cgi' script.

Description

Axis Network Camera 2.40 and earlier, and Video Server 3.12 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via accent (`) and possibly other shell metacharacters in the query string to virtualinput.cgi.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by bashis · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24400

This exploit leverages a shell metacharacter command injection vulnerability in Axis network cameras to execute arbitrary commands, specifically demonstrating the retrieval of the '/etc/passwd' file. The vulnerability is due to improper input sanitization in the 'virtualinput.cgi' script.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Axis 2100, 2110, 2120, 2420 network cameras (firmware 2.34-2.40), Axis 2130, 2401, 2401 video servers
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable Axis device · Vulnerable firmware version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17076
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/9121
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11011
Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1282.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/12353
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011056

Scores

EPSS 0.1353
EPSS Percentile 96.0%

Details

Status published
Products (50)
axis/2100_network_camera 2.12
axis/2100_network_camera 2.30
axis/2100_network_camera 2.31
axis/2100_network_camera 2.32
axis/2100_network_camera 2.33
axis/2100_network_camera 2.34
axis/2100_network_camera 2.40
axis/2100_network_camera 2.41
axis/2110_network_camera 2.12
axis/2110_network_camera 2.30
... and 40 more
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026