CVE-2017-8189 Path traversal in FusionSphere OpenStack

Medium 6.0 Published 22 Nov 2017 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A path traversal flaw in Huawei FusionSphere OpenStack allows high-privilege attackers to overwrite files, potentially causing service disruption.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-8189?

CVE-2017-8189 is a medium-severity path traversal 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 V100R006C00SPC102(NFV)has a path traversal vulnerability. Due to insufficient path validation, an attacker with high privilege may exploit this vulnerability to cover some files, causing services abnormal.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8189?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2017-8189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2r4j-j57m-5qmc.