# CVE-2017-15103: Heketi Arbitrary Code Execution

> An authenticated user can execute arbitrary commands on the Heketi server, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92, GO-2024-2763

## What is CVE-2017-15103?

CVE-2017-15103 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 18 Dec 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security-check flaw was found in the way the Heketi 5 server API handled user requests. An authenticated Heketi user could send specially crafted requests to the Heketi server, resulting in remote command execution as the user running Heketi server and possibly privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15103?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/heketi/heketi. It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/heketi/heketi` | Go | All versions | 5.0.1 |
| `github.com/heketi/heketi` | Go | All versions | 5.0.1 |
| `github.com/heketi/heketi` | Go | All versions | 5.0.1+incompatible |

Products: Heketi Project Heketi, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15103?

Upgrade github.com/heketi/heketi to a fixed version for your release line: 5.0.1 or 5.0.1+incompatible.

## Is CVE-2017-15103 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15103 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux

- [CVE-2017-15104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15104/): Information Exposure in Heketi (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-3899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3899/): Missing authorization in heketi (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2020-10763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10763/): Heketi logs sensitive information (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15103 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15103 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 18 Dec 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-2017-15103 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/heketi/heketi (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 5.0.1
- github.com/heketi/heketi (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 5.0.1
- github.com/heketi/heketi (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 5.0.1+incompatible

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-2017-15103/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15103/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15103
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15103
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15103

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15103/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.