CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2020-28999 — An issue was discovered in Apexis Streaming Video Web Application on Geeni GNC-CW013 doorbell 1.8.1 devices

High CVSS 7.2

An issue was discovered in Apexis Streaming Video Web Application on Geeni GNC-CW013 doorbell 1.8.1 devices. A remote attacker can take full control of the camera with a high-privileged account. The vulnerability exists because a static username and password are compiled into a shared library (libhipcam.so) used to provide the streaming camera service.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.2 (3.1)
Published
2021-01-26
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-798

Affected products

  • mygeeni / gnc-cw013_firmware / 1.8.1

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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