CVE-2017-8192 Privilege escalation in FusionSphere OpenStack
An attacker with low privileges can exploit improper authorization in Huawei FusionSphere OpenStack to gain operation authority over specific directories, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8192?
CVE-2017-8192 is a high-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 V100R006C00 has an improper authorization vulnerability. Due to improper authorization, an attacker with low privilege may exploit this vulnerability to obtain the operation authority of some specific directory, causing privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8192?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8192?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8192 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8192 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8192 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjqc-wrmr-hq47.