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CVE-2011-5261

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serverreport.cgi in Axis M10 Series Network Cameras M1054 firmware 5.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pageTitle parameter to admin/showReport.shtml.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-5261 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from axis, from axis organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-02-12T20:55:03.730

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	axis	m10_series_network_cameras_firmware	≤ 5.21	Yes
Hardware	axis	m1054_network_camera	-	Yes

References

http://metzgersecurity.blogspot.com/2011/11/xss-vulnerability-axis-m10-series.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/77395 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/47037 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50968 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71687 ([email protected])
http://metzgersecurity.blogspot.com/2011/11/xss-vulnerability-axis-m10-series.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/77395 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/47037 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50968 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71687 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For axis's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.