Huawei HarmonyOS LBS Module improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Huawei HarmonyOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component LBS Module. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-44549. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component LBS Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The LBS module has a vulnerability in geofencing API access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause third-party apps to access the geofencing APIs without authorization, affecting user confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 11/10/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-44549 since 11/01/2022. 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 12/11/2022). 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: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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11/01/2022 🔍
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12/11/2022 +31 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-44549 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-44549
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213343

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2022 00:54
Updated: 12/11/2022 12:35
Changes: 11/10/2022 00:54 (37), 12/11/2022 12:35 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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