# CVE-2016-8779: Other in FusionAccess FusionAccess V100R005C10, FusionAccess V100R005C20

> Remote attackers with specific permissions can inject LDAP commands to obtain sensitive database information from Huawei FusionAccess.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vq2h-w7g9-p547

## What is CVE-2016-8779?

CVE-2016-8779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FusionAccess FusionAccess V100R005C10, FusionAccess V100R005C20, published on 2 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Huawei FusionAccess with software V100R005C10 and V100R005C20 could allow remote attackers with specific permission to inject a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) operation command into a specific input variable to obtain sensitive information from the database.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8779?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Fusionaccess.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-8779?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-8779 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in FusionAccess FusionAccess V100R005C10, FusionAccess V100R005C20

- [CVE-2020-9090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9090/): Missing authorization in FusionAccess (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-7844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7844/): Denial of service in FusionAccess V100R005C10,V100R005C20 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-1825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1825/): Denial of service in FusionAccess (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-6839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6839/): Other in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8779 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-8779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FusionAccess FusionAccess V100R005C10, FusionAccess V100R005C20, published on 2 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: FusionAccess FusionAccess V100R005C10, FusionAccess V100R005C20. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8779/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8779/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8779
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8779
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8779

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