# CVE-2017-8194: Auth bypass in FusionSphere OpenStack

> An authenticated remote attacker can exploit improper authentication on a specific port to execute unauthorized operations via crafted REST messages.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6382-9wrq-f6w4

## What is CVE-2017-8194?

CVE-2017-8194 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack, published on 22 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00SPC102(NFV) has an improper authentication vulnerability. Due to improper authentication on one port, an authenticated, remote attacker may exploit the vulnerability to execute more operations by send a crafted rest message.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8194?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8194?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8194 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-2017-8194 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8194 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere OpenStack, published on 22 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8194 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-2017-8194/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8194/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8194
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8194
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8194

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