CVE-2017-9552
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-522
Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Publication date:
13/06/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
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".
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2528:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2636:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2638:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2639:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.0-2640:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.3-2944:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.3-2958:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.3-2960:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.3-2962:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.3-2963:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.3-2964:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.3-2965:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.4-3166:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.5.0-3218:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:synology:photo_station:6.5.1-3223:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://blog.crozat.net/2017/06/synology-photostation-password-vulnerabilty.html
- https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Photo_Station_CVE_2017_9552
- http://blog.crozat.net/2017/06/synology-photostation-password-vulnerabilty.html
- https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Photo_Station_CVE_2017_9552



