# CVE-2020-9079: Security feature bypass in FusionSphere OpenStack

> Attackers can bypass protection mechanisms in Huawei FusionSphere OpenStack to conduct directed attacks against the cloud infrastructure.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qj8p-w7h4-v2qg

## What is CVE-2020-9079?

CVE-2020-9079 is a high-severity vulnerability in FusionSphere OpenStack, published on 11 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FusionSphere OpenStack 8.0.0 have a protection mechanism failure vulnerability. The product incorrectly uses a protection mechanism. An attacker has to find a way to exploit the vulnerability to conduct directed attacks against the affected product.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9079?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Fusionsphere Openstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-9079?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-9079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in FusionSphere OpenStack

- [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)
- [CVE-2017-8134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8134/): Command injection in FusionSphere OpenStack (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-9079 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-9079 is a high-severity vulnerability in FusionSphere OpenStack, published on 11 Aug 2020. 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-2020-9079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 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-2020-9079/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9079/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9079
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9079
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9079

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9079/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.