CVE-2017-9552 Information disclosure in Synology Photo Station
Local attackers can sniff process command lines to steal Synology Photo Station user credentials, leading to potential account takeover.
- 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-2017-9552?
CVE-2017-9552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Photo Station, published on 13 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A design flaw in authentication in Synology Photo Station 6.0-2528 through 6.7.1-3419 allows local users to obtain credentials via cmdline. Synology Photo Station employs the synophoto_dsm_user program to authenticate username and password by "synophoto_dsm_user --auth USERNAME PASSWORD", and local users are able to obtain credentials by sniffing "/proc/*/cmdline".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Synology Photo Station.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-9552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Synology Photo Station
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xvv9-3xj2-h727.