VDB-116085 · CVE-2017-8154 · sa-20170908-01

Themes APP on Honor 8 access control

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5.4	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Themes APP on Honor 8 (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Themes App Honor 8 Lite Huawei mobile phones with software of versions before Prague-L31C576B172, versions before Prague-L31C530B160, versions before Prague-L31C432B180 has a man-in-the-middle (MITM) vulnerability due to the use of the insecure HTTP protocol for theme download. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to tamper with downloaded themes.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2018. The weakness was published 04/11/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-8154 since 04/25/2017. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Productinfo

Name

Themes APP

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/25/2017 🔍
04/03/2018 +343 days 🔍
04/11/2018 +8 days 🔍
04/11/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/12/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/27/2023 +1782 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sa-20170908-01
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-8154 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2018 09:43 AM
Updated: 02/27/2023 02:17 PM
Changes: 04/12/2018 09:43 AM (56), 01/24/2020 11:53 AM (2), 02/27/2023 02:17 PM (4)
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