# CVE-2017-8168: Information disclosure in FusionSphere OpenStack

> An attacker on the internal network can obtain sensitive information due to unencrypted transmission channels caused by incorrect configuration.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5v8g-6r7r-jcwq

## What is CVE-2017-8168?

CVE-2017-8168 is a medium-severity 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 V100R006C00SPC102(NFV) and V100R006C10 have an information leak vulnerability. Due to an incorrect configuration item, the information transmitted by a transmission channel is not encrypted. An attacker accessing the internal network may obtain sensitive information transmitted.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8168?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack

- [CVE-2020-9079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9079/): Security feature bypass in FusionSphere OpenStack (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-2718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2718/): Command injection in FusionSphere OpenStack (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-2719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2719/): Command injection in FusionSphere OpenStack (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-8131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8131/): Command injection in FusionSphere OpenStack (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-8132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8132/): Command injection in FusionSphere OpenStack (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8168 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8168 is a medium-severity 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack. 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-2017-8168/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8168/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8168
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8168
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8168

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