VDB-118967 · CVE-2018-7943 · sa-20180530-01

Huawei Server improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Huawei Server. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-7943. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei Server (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

There is an authentication bypass vulnerability in some Huawei servers. A remote attacker with low privilege may bypass the authentication by some special operations. Due to insufficient authentication, an attacker may exploit the vulnerability to get some sensitive information and high-level users' privilege.

The bug was discovered 05/30/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/05/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-7943 since 03/09/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/21/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Huawei

Name

Server

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

03/09/2018 🔍
05/30/2018 +82 days 🔍
06/05/2018 +5 days 🔍
06/05/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2023 +1750 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20180530-01
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-7943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-7943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118967

Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2018 22:00
Updated: 03/21/2023 17:16
Changes: 06/05/2018 22:00 (54), 02/15/2020 09:34 (3), 03/21/2023 17:16 (3)
Complete: 🔍
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