CVE-2016-10331 Path traversal in Synology Photo Station

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on Synology Photo Station via a directory traversal flaw in the download script.

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-2016-10331?

CVE-2016-10331 is a high-severity path traversal 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

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in Synology Photo Station before 6.5.3-3226 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the id parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10331?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Synology Photo Station.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10331?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10331 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-2016-10331 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10331 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j6hj-9pq4-66f2.

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