CVE-2017-8188 Command injection in FusionSphere OpenStack

High 7.2 Published Updated

A command injection vulnerability in Huawei FusionSphere OpenStack allows high-privilege attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-8188?

CVE-2017-8188 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack, published on 22 Nov 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00SPC102(NFV)has a command injection vulnerability. Due to lack of validation, an attacker with high privilege may inject malicious code into some module of the affected products, causing code execution.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8188?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8188 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-2017-8188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q8h6-q93m-28h6.

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