Firmware disclosure via unauthenticated update downloads
Published Oct 14, 2024 · Updated Mar 19, 2025
Missing access control in Plug n Play Camera 5.5.1 allows remote attackers to download unreleased device firmware over HTTP. The app's BuildConfig exposes firmware_link and module_link values that reconstruct unauthenticated requests to AutoUpgrade metadata, whose URLs return firmware files directly. No account or device identifier is required; disclosure is limited to firmware images and metadata, enabling offline analysis but not installation on cameras.
Summary
What happened
Missing access control in Plug n Play Camera 5.5.1 allows remote attackers to download unreleased device firmware over HTTP. The app's BuildConfig exposes firmware_link and module_link values that reconstruct unauthenticated requests to AutoUpgrade metadata, whose URLs return firmware files directly. No account or device identifier is required; disclosure is limited to firmware images and metadata, enabling offline analysis but not installation on cameras.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-48791
- Published
- Oct 14, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Vendor
- Plug n Play Camera
- Product
- Plug n Play Camera
- Classifications
- CWE-306
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=5.5.1
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Unauthenticated firmware-download reproductionfunctional · demonstrated
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