Huawei Mate 20 prior 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11) Student Mode improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Huawei Mate 20. This affects an unknown function of the component Student Mode. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-9251. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei Mate 20 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Student 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 Mate 20 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The software does not properly restrict certain operation in certain scenario, the attacker should do certain configuration before the user turns on student mode function. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function. Affected product versions include: HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R3P8).

The weakness was presented 07/27/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9251. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11) eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mate 20 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11)

Timelineinfo

02/18/2020 🔍
07/27/2020 +160 days 🔍
07/27/2020 +0 days 🔍
11/05/2020 +101 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: huawei.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-9251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2020 16:47
Updated: 11/05/2020 16:27
Changes: 07/27/2020 16:47 (38), 07/27/2020 16:52 (17), 11/05/2020 16:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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