VDB-231968 · CVE-2023-34161 · EUVD-2023-38261

Huawei EMUI/Magic UI SettingsProvider improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Huawei EMUI and Magic UI. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SettingsProvider Module. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-34161. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Huawei EMUI and Magic UI (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SettingsProvider 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

nappropriate authorization vulnerability in the SettingsProvider module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause features to perform abnormally.

The weakness was presented 06/20/2023. The advisory is shared for download at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-34161 since 05/29/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/06/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-38261). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

License

open-source

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/29/2023 🔍
06/20/2023 +22 days 🔍
06/20/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2026 +931 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-34161 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-34161
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231968
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2023 07:55
Updated: 01/06/2026 19:06
Changes: 06/20/2023 07:55 (37), 07/15/2023 18:10 (11), 12/12/2024 03:28 (27), 01/06/2026 19:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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