# CVE-2017-8138: Cross-site request forgery in HedEx Lite

> An attacker can trick users into modifying configurations and disrupting services via CSRF in Huawei HedEx Lite.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gfx2-jr59-hvvq

## What is CVE-2017-8138?

CVE-2017-8138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HedEx Lite, published on 22 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

HedEx Earlier than V200R006C00 versions has a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker could trick a user into accessing a website containing malicious scripts which may tamper with configurations and interrupt normal services.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8138?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Hedex Lite.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8138?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8138 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8138 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HedEx Lite

- [CVE-2017-8137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8137/): Other in HedEx Lite (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-5286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5286/): Cross-site scripting in HedEx Lite (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-8139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8139/): Cross-site scripting in HedEx Lite (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-8136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8136/): Path traversal in HedEx Lite (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8138 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HedEx Lite, published on 22 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8138 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HedEx Lite. 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-2017-8138/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8138/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8138
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8138
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8138

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