# CVE-2017-8197: Command injection in FusionSphere

> An authenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary system commands on Huawei FusionSphere NFV devices via crafted packets.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wj5p-9jj4-hjxr

## What is CVE-2017-8197?

CVE-2017-8197 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere, published on 22 Nov 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FusionSphere V100R006C00SPC102(NFV) has a command injection vulnerability. An authenticated, remote attacker could craft packets with malicious strings and send them to a target device. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to launch a command injection attack and execute system commands.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8197?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Fusionsphere.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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

- [CVE-2017-8198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8198/): SQL injection in FusionSphere (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2017-8196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8196/): Missing authorization in FusionSphere (medium 4.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8197 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. FusionSphere, published on 22 Nov 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8197 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-2017-8197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8197/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8197

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