CVE-2022-39291

Denial of service through logs in zoneminder

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:58 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorZoneMinder

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.36.27v < 1.37.241.37.0 < v < 1.37.24
Affected range stops below 1.36.27, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.37.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

5.4MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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