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CVE-2025-53701VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-53701: Vilar VS-IPC1002 · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects Vilar VS-IPC1002Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Vilar VS-IPC1002Affected
  • =1.1.0.18
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately restrict access to the management interface of Vilar VS-IPC1002 cameras to trusted internal networks only, using firewall rules or VPNs. 2. Disable remote web access unless absolutely necessary, and if enabled, enforce strong authentication and IP whitelisting. 3. Educate administrators about the risk of clicking untrusted links and implement email filtering to reduce phishing attempts. 4. Monitor network traffic and device logs for unusual GET requests to /cgi-bin/action endpoints or suspicious patterns indicating attempted XSS exploitation. 5. Where possible, replace or upgrade affected devices to models from vendors with active security support. 6. Implement network segmentation to isolate IP cameras from critical IT infrastructure and sensitive data stores. 7. Use web application firewalls (WAFs) or intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) that can detect and block reflected XSS payloads targeting these devices. 8. Regularly audit device firmware versions and configurations to identify vulnerable units. 9. Engage with Vilar or third-party security researchers to encourage patch development or mitigations. 10. Document and prepare incident response plans specific to IP camera compromise scenarios.

Description

Vilar VS-IPC1002 IP cameras are vulnerable to Reflected XSS (Cross-site Scripting) attacks, because parameters in GET requests sent to /cgi-bin/action endpoint are not sanitized properly, making it possible to target logged in admin users. The vendor did not respond in any way. Only version 1.1.0.18 was tested, other versions might be vulnerable as well.

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