CVE-2016-10330 Path traversal in Synology Photo Station

High 7.1 Published 12 May 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in a SUID binary to write arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-10330?

CVE-2016-10330 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Synology Photo Station, published on 12 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in synophoto_dsm_user, a SUID program, as used in Synology Photo Station before 6.5.3-3226 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10330?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Synology Photo Station.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10330 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2016-10330 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hxjj-5w2h-x8fg.