An issue was discovered on Geeni GNC-CW028 Camera 2.7.2, Geeni GNC-CW025 Doorbell 2.9.5, Merkury MI-CW024 Doorbell 2.9.6, and Merkury MI-CW017 Camera 2.9.6 devices. A vulnerability exists in the RESTful Services API that allows a remote attacker to take full control of the camera with a high-privileged account. The vulnerability exists because a static username and password are compiled into the ppsapp RESTful application.
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geeni_gnc-cw028_firmware | Merkuryinnovations | 2.7.2 (including) | 2.7.2 (including) |
Because the information is stored in cleartext (i.e., unencrypted), attackers could potentially read it. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information. When organizations adopt cloud services, it can be easier for attackers to access the data from anywhere on the Internet. In some systems/environments such as cloud, the use of “double encryption” (at both the software and hardware layer) might be required, and the developer might be solely responsible for both layers, instead of shared responsibility with the administrator of the broader system/environment.