VDB-259741 · CVE-2023-52541 · GCVE-0-2023-52541

Huawei HarmonyOS/EMUI App Pre-Loading improper authentication

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5.9	$5k-$25k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI. This impacts an unknown function of the component App Pre-Loading. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-52541. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component App Pre-Loading. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Authentication vulnerability in the API for app pre-loading. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-52541 since 02/27/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/31/2024).

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

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

02/27/2024 🔍
04/08/2024 +40 days 🔍
04/08/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2024 +206 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-52541 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-52541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259741

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2024 12:29
Updated: 10/31/2024 18:14
Changes: 04/08/2024 12:29 (51), 10/31/2024 18:14 (13)
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