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Xiongmai XMeye IoT Cloud Server Vulnerabilities

Three vulnerabilities have been discovered in Hangxhou Xiongmai Technology Company's XMeye P2P Cloud, a server protocol used to control Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, primarily IP cameras.
Threat ID:
CC-2721
Category:
Exploit
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Insecure network
Published:
10 October 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

Three vulnerabilities have been discovered in Hangxhou Xiongmai Technology Company's XMeye P2P Cloud, a server protocol used to control Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, primarily IP cameras.

Threat details

A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to gain control of connected devices.

Xiongmai is an original equipment manufacturer that provides products to other vendors, who then package and sell the devices. They also supply and manage the XMeye service, which allows users to easily set-up and access their connected devices.

The three vulnerabilities are described below:

  • By default, XMeye does not encrypt communications, including those sent to a device. A remote attacker may exploit this to access user video feeds, obtain XMeye login credentials or impersonate an XMeye server.
  • XMeye server connections require 16 character ID strings that are automatically generated using a device's MAC address. If an attacker has access to a connected device's MAC address they may be able to connect to the server and enumerate other connected devices.
  • All Xiongmai devices are shipped with default credentials. An attacker could exploit this to gain access to an affected device, at which point they could then access the connected XMeye server.

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Remediation steps

Type Step

Xionmagi have not provided any updates or mitigations to address these vulnerabilities, and have given no indication that any will be forthcoming.

By default, many IoT devices use insecure protocols or weak credentials. To avoid IoT devices being infected, organisations should:

  • Review the network security of IoT devices on their estate.
  • Ensure all IoT devices on the estate are not using default credentials.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:58 pm