PT-2017-14267 · Synology · Synology Diskstation Manager

Published 2017-12-04 · Updated 2025-01-14 · CVE-2017-15889

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) versions prior to 5.2-5967-5

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via the disk field in the smart.cgi script. This can be exploited by sending a malicious request to the vulnerable API endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.2-5967-5, update to version 5.2-5967-5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the smart.cgi script to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-15889

Affected Products

Synology Diskstation Manager

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/synology_dsm_smart_exec_auth.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/48514 · Exploit
• https://synology.com/en-global/support/security/Synology_SA_17_65_DSM · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15889 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15889 · Security Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157807/Synology-DiskStation-Manager-smart.cgi-Remote-Command-Execution.html · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/107339 · Telegram Post