CVE-2017-2718 Command injection in FusionSphere OpenStack
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands and gain root privileges on Huawei FusionSphere OpenStack via insufficient input validation on a specific port.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-2718?
CVE-2017-2718 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack, published on 22 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FusionSphere OpenStack with software V100R006C00 and V100R006C10RC2 has two command injection vulnerabilities due to the insufficient input validation on one port. An attacker can exploit the vulnerabilities to gain root privileges by sending some messages with malicious commands.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2718?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2017-2718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f558-4253-rc39.