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Limited ExploitationCVE-2022-39291Public Exploit

ZoneMinder - RCE (CVE-2022-39291)

PublishedOct 7, 2022
First SeenSep 21, 2026
Last Seen
Reported
CVSS5.4
ZoneMinder
ZoneMinderZoneMinder
web_application

Description

ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application. Affected versions of zoneminder are subject to a vulnerability which allows users with "View" system permissions to inject new data into the logs stored by Zoneminder. This was observed through an HTTP POST request containing log information to the "/zm/index.php" endpoint. Submission is not rate controlled and could affect database performance and/or consume all storage resources. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

psychologyCrowdSec Analysis

CVE-2022-39291 is a vulnerability in ZoneMinder that allows users with View system permissions to inject new data into the logs, potentially affecting database performance and consuming storage resources. This issue has been addressed in versions 1.36.27 and 1.37.24. Users are advised to upgrade.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 20th of December 2022.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2022-39291 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

This vulnerability is exploited by making crafted HTTP POST requests to the /zm/index.php endpoint, containing log information. The lack of rate limiting allows for excessive submissions, impacting database performance.

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EventDate
CVE Published2022-10-07
Rule Released2022-12-20
CrowdSec First Seen2026-09-21

Related Weaknesses

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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