# CVE-2022-29806: ZoneMinder before 1.36.13 allows remote code execution via an invalid language.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2022-04-26 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ZoneMinder before 1.36.13 allows remote code execution via an invalid language. Ability to create a debug log file at an arbitrary pathname contributes to exploitability.

## What to do

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## References

- https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?t=31638
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/releases/tag/1.36.13
- https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/commit/9fee64b62fbdff5bf5ece1d617f1f53c7b1967cb
- https://krastanoel.com/cve/2022-29806
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166980/ZoneMinder-Language-Settings-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/zoneminder_lang_exec.rb
- https://github.com/Sigm0n/CVE-2022-29806

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