CVE-2016-10329 Command injection in Synology Photo Station

Critical 9.8 Published 12 May 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Synology Photo Station by injecting shell metacharacters into the X-Forwarded-For header.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-10329?

CVE-2016-10329 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Synology Photo Station, published on 12 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Command injection vulnerability in login.php in Synology Photo Station before 6.5.3-3226 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the crafted 'X-Forwarded-For' header.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10329?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Synology Photo Station.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10329?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10329 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2016-10329 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vx2x-8vvg-m4r6.