Huawei Mobile Phone up to 8.1.0 Debug Mode improper authentication
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Huawei Mobile Phone up to 8.1.0 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Debug Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Huawei mobile phones with versions earlier before Emily-AL00A 8.1.0.153(C00) have an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker could trick the user to connect to a malicious device. In the debug mode, the malicious software in the device may exploit the vulnerability to bypass some specific function. Successful exploit may cause some malicious applications to be installed in the mobile phones.
The bug was discovered 07/20/2018. The weakness was shared 07/31/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-7947 since 03/08/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 8.1.0.153(C00) eliminates this vulnerability.
The entry 122448 is related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mobile Phone 8.1.0.153(C00)
Timeline
03/08/2018 🔍07/20/2018 🔍
07/31/2018 🔍
07/31/2018 🔍
08/01/2018 🔍
04/27/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: huawei.comAdvisory: sa-20180720-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-7947 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 08/01/2018 11:06Updated: 04/27/2023 23:23
Changes: 08/01/2018 11:06 (60), 03/12/2020 09:17 (2), 04/27/2023 23:23 (2)
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