CVE-2017-9552
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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".
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-522, CWE-287
- Affected
- synology/photo station
- Source
- security@synology.com
References
- http://blog.crozat.net/2017/06/synology-photostation-password-vulnerabilty.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Photo_Station_CVE_2017_9552Third Party Advisory
- http://blog.crozat.net/2017/06/synology-photostation-password-vulnerabilty.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Photo_Station_CVE_2017_9552Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.