Huawei HarmonyOS PMS Module improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Huawei HarmonyOS. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PMS Module. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-40049. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component PMS Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 03/11/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-40049 since 08/23/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

08/23/2021 🔍
03/11/2022 +200 days 🔍
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03/13/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194639

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2022 09:38
Updated: 03/13/2022 14:16
Changes: 03/11/2022 09:38 (36), 03/13/2022 14:16 (1)
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