Huawei Mate 10 Pro up to 8.1.0.x App Lock Password improper authentication
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei Mate 10 Pro up to 8.1.0.x (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component App Lock. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Huawei Mate 10 pro smartphones with the versions before BLA-AL00B 8.1.0.326(C00) have an improper authentication vulnerability. App Lock is a function to prevent unauthorized use of apps on smartphones, an attacker could directly change the lock password after a series of operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the application which is locked.
The bug was discovered 10/10/2018. The weakness was presented 10/17/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-7989 since 03/08/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 8.1.0.326(C00) eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 4.6
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Name: PasswordClass: Improper authentication / Password
CWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Mate 10 Pro 8.1.0.326(C00)
Timeline
03/08/2018 🔍10/10/2018 🔍
10/17/2018 🔍
10/17/2018 🔍
10/17/2018 🔍
05/30/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: huawei.comAdvisory: sa-20181010-01
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-7989 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 10/17/2018 19:14Updated: 05/30/2023 08:25
Changes: 10/17/2018 19:14 (60), 04/05/2020 08:10 (2), 05/30/2023 08:25 (4)
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