CVE-2017-8221

HIGH EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM - Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data via Cleartext UDP Tunnel

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2017-8221 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io). EIP tracks 1 public exploit.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a command injection vulnerability in the GoAhead web server used in various IP cameras. It bypasses authentication to extract credentials and then executes arbitrary commands via crafted HTTP requests to the FTP configuration CGI endpoints, resulting in a reverse shell.

Description

Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices rely on a cleartext UDP tunnel protocol (aka the Cloud feature) for communication between an Android application and a camera device, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
cremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43142

This exploit targets a command injection vulnerability in the GoAhead web server used in various IP cameras. It bypasses authentication to extract credentials and then executes arbitrary commands via crafted HTTP requests to the FTP configuration CGI endpoints, resulting in a reverse shell.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GoAhead web server (used in IP cameras)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · GoAhead web server with vulnerable CGI endpoints
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/23

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.1907
EPSS Percentile 95.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2020-12-01
InTheWild.io 2017-03-08
CWE
CWE-311
Status published
Products (1)
wificam/wireless_ip_camera_\(p2p\)_firmware
Published Apr 25, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026