Use of hard-coded credentials in FusionSphere OpenStack - CVE-2017-2720
Published: November 22, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37885
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2720
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
FusionSphere OpenStack
FusionSphere OpenStack
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00 has an information exposure vulnerability. The software uses hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt messages between certain components, which significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered and results in information exposure.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2720
Install update from vendor's website.