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CVE-2018-11689: Hanwha and Samsung DVR web viewers allow script injection

CVE-2018-11689 · published 8 years ago

Summary

The web‑based viewer used by certain Hanwha and Samsung DVR models can be tricked into running malicious code when a user accesses the login page. An attacker could use this to capture login details or perform actions on behalf of the user. Install the latest firmware or patches from the vendors as soon as they are available to stop the problem.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
samsung	smartviewer	All versions `cpe:2.3:a:samsung:smartviewer:-:::::::*`
hanwha-security	hrd-1642_firmware	<= 1.16 `cpe:2.3:o:hanwha-security:hrd-1642_firmware::::::::`
hanwha-security	hrd-842_firmware	<= 1.16 `cpe:2.3:o:hanwha-security:hrd-842_firmware::::::::`
hanwha-security	hrd-442_firmware	<= 1.16 `cpe:2.3:o:hanwha-security:hrd-442_firmware::::::::`
hanwha-security	hrd-1641_firmware	<= 1.14 `cpe:2.3:o:hanwha-security:hrd-1641_firmware::::::::`
hanwha-security	hrd-841_firmware	<= 1.14 `cpe:2.3:o:hanwha-security:hrd-841_firmware::::::::`
hanwha-security	hrd-840_firmware	<= 1.14 `cpe:2.3:o:hanwha-security:hrd-840_firmware::::::::`
hanwha-security	hrd-440_firmware	<= 1.14 `cpe:2.3:o:hanwha-security:hrd-440_firmware::::::::`
hanwha-security	hrd-443_firmware	<= 1.14 `cpe:2.3:o:hanwha-security:hrd-443_firmware::::::::`
hanwha-security	srd-1694u_firmware	<= 1.14 `cpe:2.3:o:hanwha-security:srd-1694u_firmware::::::::`

Original advisory text

Web Viewer for Hanwha DVR 2.17 and Smart Viewer in Samsung Web Viewer for Samsung DVR are vulnerable to XSS via the /cgi-bin/webviewer_login_page data3 parameter. (The same Web Viewer codebase was ...

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542083/100/0/threaded Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry URL Repurposed
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aWbvdrx1KRkUv4ikkm530a2N5qrxCLmr/view?usp=shari... Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Jun/40 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2018-11689 Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

6.1 Medium

Exploitation

2% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Timeline

Published14 Jun 2018

Updated3 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2018-11689 · NVD

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