CVE-2017-2720 Hardcoded credentials in FusionSphere OpenStack
Attackers can recover encrypted data due to hard-coded cryptographic keys in Huawei FusionSphere OpenStack, leading to information exposure.
- 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-2017-2720?
CVE-2017-2720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack, published on 22 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00 has an information exposure vulnerability. The software uses hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt messages between certain components, which significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered and results in information exposure.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-2720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9xf-wjgv-hmjp.