CVE-2017-8193 Command injection in FusionSphere OpenStack
An authenticated local attacker can exploit insufficient input validation to execute arbitrary commands and gain root privileges on Huawei FusionSphere OpenStack.
- 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-2017-8193?
CVE-2017-8193 is a high-severity command injection 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
The FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00SPC102(NFV) has a command injection vulnerability. Due to the insufficient input validation on one port, an authenticated, local attacker may exploit the vulnerability to gain root privileges by sending message with malicious commands.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8193?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8193?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8193 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-2017-8193 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8193 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54gh-5r45-9v33.