MotionEye allows attackers to access sensitive information

published 2022-03-24 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-2c7w-v459-cwgf , PYSEC-2022-43141 , EUVD-2022-0402

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 6.9%; EPSS 6.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 0; none known, plus a Nuclei check

MotionEye v0.42.1 and below allows attackers to access sensitive information via a GET request to /config/list. To exploit this vulnerability, a regular user password must be unconfigured.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

pypi motioneye 0.43.1b1

github.com/motioneye-project/motioneye@c60b64a commit

Exploit prediction

6.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Nuclei template MotionEye Config Info Disclosure nuclei detection template
pizzapower.me https://www.pizzapower.me/2022/02/17/motioneye-config-info-disclosure/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
OSV	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
pypi	motioneye	<0.43.1b1	0.43.1b1

Classification

Weakness

CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

github.com /motioneye-project/motioneye/commit/c60b64af5bb8c09189071522a1f6796cb44340b0
web
pizzapower.me /2022/02/17/motioneye-config-info-disclosure/
exploit, third-party-advisory, evidence, web
github.com /ccrisan/motioneye/issues/2292
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, report
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25568
advisory
github.com /motioneye-project/motioneye
package
github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/motioneye/PYSEC-2022-43141.yaml
web
pizzapower.me /2022/02/17/motioneye-config-info-disclosure
web
github.com /advisories/GHSA-2c7w-v459-cwgf
advisory

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary