Sandro Poppi, member of the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program, has found that the VAPIX API overlay_del.cgi is vulnerable to path traversal attacks that allows for file deletion. This flaw can only be exploited after authenticating with an operator- or administrator-privileged service account. Axis has released patched AXIS OS versions for the highlighted flaw. Please refer to the Axis security advisory for more information and solution.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21415
• https://www.axis.com/dam/public/58/0b/36/cve-2023-21415pdf-en-US-412759.pdf
• https://www.axis.com/dam/public/b6/55/e2/cve-2023-21415pdf-en-US-416245.pdf