VDB-247063 · CVE-2023-49248 · GCVE-0-2023-49248

Huawei HarmonyOS/EMUI Settings App access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Settings App. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-49248. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Settings App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability of unauthorized file access in the Settings app. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause unauthorized file access.

The weakness was presented 12/06/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-49248 since 11/24/2023. 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 12/30/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 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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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/24/2023 🔍
12/06/2023 +12 days 🔍
12/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/30/2023 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-49248 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-49248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247063

Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2023 10:16
Updated: 12/30/2023 08:14
Changes: 12/06/2023 10:16 (37), 12/30/2023 08:14 (9)
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