# CVE-2017-16770: Information disclosure in Surveillance Station

> Authenticated attackers can access other users' sensitive files via the filename parameter in Synology Surveillance Station.

- **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:** 27 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qcc6-9cf6-pr87

## What is CVE-2017-16770?

CVE-2017-16770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synology Surveillance Station, published on 27 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

File and directory information exposure vulnerability in SYNO.SurveillanceStation.PersonalSettings.Photo in Synology Surveillance Station before 8.1.2-5469 allows remote authenticated users to obtain other user's sensitive files via the filename parameter.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-538 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16770?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Synology Surveillance Station.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-16770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-16770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Synology Surveillance Station

- [CVE-2024-29241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29241/): Missing authorization in Surveillance Station (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-29228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29228/): Missing authorization in Surveillance Station (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2024-29229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29229/): Missing authorization in Surveillance Station (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2024-29227](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29227/): SQL injection in Surveillance Station (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-29230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29230/): SQL injection in Surveillance Station (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-16770 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-16770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synology Surveillance Station, published on 27 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Synology Surveillance Station. 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-2017-16770/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16770/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16770
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16770
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16770

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