CVE-2017-8187
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHuawei FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00SPC102(NFV) has a privilege escalation vulnerability. Due to improper privilege restrictions, an attacker with high privilege may obtain the other users' certificates. Successful exploit may cause privilege escalation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHuawei FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00SPC102 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability caused by improper privilege restrictions. An attacker who already possesses high-level privileges can obtain other users' certificates, which can then be used to impersonate those users and escalate privileges further within the NFV platform.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= v100r006c00spc102\(nfv\)CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify FusionSphere OpenStack versionAccess the FusionSphere OpenStack management interface or run 'VIM' version command to confirm the installed firmware version matches v100r006c00spc102(nfv)Affected if The installed version is exactly v100r006c00spc102(nfv)
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Identify user certificate storage locationLocate where user certificates are stored in the FusionSphere OpenStack environment by reviewing the certificate management module or configuration filesAffected if User certificates are stored in a location accessible to high-privilege users without proper isolation
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Examine privilege assignment logicReview the privilege assignment configuration files or API to determine how user certificates map to roles and permissions within the NFV platformAffected if The privilege logic allows high-privilege users to access or export other users' certificates
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Check certificate access controlsInspect access control lists or file permissions on the certificate storage to see if high-privilege users can read certificates belonging to other usersAffected if Certificates for other users are readable by accounts with high-level privileges
A user is affected if running FusionSphere OpenStack v100r006c00spc102(nfv) and high-privilege accounts can access or obtain other users' certificates without proper restrictions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-provided patch from Huawei for this specific vulnerability. If no patch is available, review and restrict the privilege assignment logic to ensure proper separation between user certificates and enforce least-privilege access controls.
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