VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9552

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.31%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-06-13

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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".

Weakness classification

CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Primary references

security@synology.com — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
security@synology.com — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory