CVE-2017-8194
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 · uneditedThe FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00SPC102(NFV) has an improper authentication vulnerability. Due to improper authentication on one port, an authenticated, remote attacker may exploit the vulnerability to execute more operations by send a crafted rest message.
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 confidenceFusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00SPC102(NFV) contains an improper authentication vulnerability on a specific port where authentication is not properly enforced. An authenticated attacker can send crafted REST API messages to execute operations beyond their authorized privileges, representing a privilege escalation issue.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify FusionSphere OpenStack versionCheck the installed version of FusionSphere OpenStack by querying the system version or checking the product documentation. Look for version string 'v100r006c00spc102' or verify if running the NFV variant.Affected if The installed version matches exactly v100r006c00spc102 (NFV)
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Locate the REST API service portIdentify which port the FusionSphere OpenStack REST API service is listening on. This is typically configurable but check the service configuration files or netstat output for ports handling REST API traffic.Affected if A REST API port is exposed and accessible
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Test authentication enforcement on the API endpointSend a crafted REST API request to the identified port without proper authentication credentials, or with partial/insufficient credentials, to verify whether the API enforces authentication properly.Affected if The API accepts and processes requests without valid authentication or allows operations beyond the provided credentials' privileges
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Verify privilege escalation capabilityUsing an authenticated session with limited privileges, attempt to send REST API requests that would require higher-level administrative permissions to determine if privilege boundaries are enforced.Affected if A low-privilege authenticated user can execute operations reserved for higher-privilege roles
You are affected if you are running FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00SPC102 (NFV) and the REST API on its exposed port accepts requests without proper authentication enforcement or allows privilege escalation beyond the authenticated user's authorized permissions.
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 vendor patch when available. If patching is not immediately possible, restrict network access to the affected port via firewall rules and implement additional authentication controls on the REST API endpoint.
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