# CVE-2017-6040: Information disclosure in Belden Hirschmann GECKO

> An attacker can anonymously obtain non-sensitive information from the Belden Hirschmann GECKO Lite Managed switch.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9683-974q-2vmg

## What is CVE-2017-6040?

CVE-2017-6040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann GECKO, published on 30 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An Information Exposure issue was discovered in Belden Hirschmann GECKO Lite Managed switch, Version 2.0.00 and prior versions. Non-sensitive information can be obtained anonymously.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6040?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Belden Hirschmann Gecko Lite Managed Switch Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6040?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6040 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6040 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Belden Hirschmann GECKO

- [CVE-2017-6038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6038/): Cross-site request forgery in Belden Hirschmann GECKO (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2017-6036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6036/): Server-side request forgery in Belden Hirschmann GECKO (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-5163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5163/): Path traversal in Belden Hirschmann GECKO 2.0.00 and prior (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6040 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann GECKO, published on 30 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6040 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Belden Hirschmann GECKO. 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-2017-6040/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6040/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6040
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6040
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6040

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6040/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.