# CVE-2020-9248: Missing authorization in FusionCompute

> Attackers can exploit improper authorization in Huawei FusionCompute to escalate privileges and compromise normal service operations.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vw9w-fmv7-hq4h

## What is CVE-2020-9248?

CVE-2020-9248 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in FusionCompute, published on 31 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Huawei FusionComput 8.0.0 have an improper authorization vulnerability. A module does not verify some input correctly and authorizes files with incorrect access. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to launch privilege escalation attack. This can compromise normal service.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9248?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Fusioncompute.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-9248?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9248 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-9248 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9248 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in FusionCompute

- [CVE-2020-9233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9233/): Auth bypass in FusionCompute (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-9236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9236/): Other in FusionCompute (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-37102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37102/): Command injection in FusionCompute (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-9242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9242/): Command injection in FusionCompute (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-9114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9114/): Privilege escalation in FusionCompute (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-9248 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-9248 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in FusionCompute, published on 31 Jul 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-2020-9248 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: FusionCompute. 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-2020-9248/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9248/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9248
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9248
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9248

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9248/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.