Huawei EMUI/Magic UI installd improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Huawei EMUI and Magic UI. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component installd. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-39401. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei EMUI and Magic UI (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component installd. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Parameter verification vulnerability in the installd module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause sandbox files to be read and written without authorization.

The weakness was presented 08/13/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-39401 since 07/31/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/31/2023 🔍
08/13/2023 +13 days 🔍
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10/10/2024 +423 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-39401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-39401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237043

Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2023 18:22
Updated: 10/10/2024 00:37
Changes: 08/13/2023 18:22 (38), 09/08/2023 15:00 (11), 10/10/2024 00:37 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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