CVE-2017-9552: synology photo_station Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9552 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in synology photo_station. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-06-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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".

• CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsThe product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.