What is CVE-2017-16766?

CVE-2017-16766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synology Diskstation_manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-16766?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Synology Diskstation_manager

CVE-2017-16766

An improper access control vulnerability in synodsmnotify in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.1.4-15217 and before 6.0.3-8754-6 allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the -fn option.

EPSS: 0.004 (57.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Synology Diskstation_manager
Synology Diskstation Manager (Dsm) — versions before 6.0.3-8754-6, before 6.1.4-15217

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security@synology.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16766?: CVE-2017-16766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synology Diskstation_manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-16766?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.