JSON Injection Risk in Samsung SmartThings Hub Products
CVE-2018-3879

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Samsung
Status
Smartthings Hub Sth-eth-250
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 August 2018

Summary

A JSON injection vulnerability found in the credentials handler of the video-core HTTP server within Samsung SmartThings Hub devices allows attackers to manipulate user-controlled JSON payloads. This misconfiguration enables the execution of SQL injection attacks targeting the video-core database. By sending specifically crafted HTTP requests, an attacker can exploit this weakness, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 Firmware version 0.20.17

References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/T...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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