# CVE-2017-8196: Missing authorization in FusionSphere

> An authenticated attacker can bypass authorization to query, modify, or delete service data and cause service unavailability in Huawei FusionSphere.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h828-x469-v3gx

## What is CVE-2017-8196?

CVE-2017-8196 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere, 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 V100R006C00SPC102(NFV) has an incorrect authorization vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could execute commands that he/she should have had no permission to perform, thereby querying, modifying, and deleting certain service data and making the service unavailable.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8196?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Fusionsphere.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8196?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere

- [CVE-2017-8197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8197/): Command injection in FusionSphere (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2017-8198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8198/): SQL injection in FusionSphere (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8196 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8196 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere, published on 22 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere. 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-2017-8196/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8196/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8196
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8196
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8196

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