VDB-263902 · CVE-2023-52721 · GCVE-0-2023-52721

Huawei HarmonyOS/EMUI WindowManager access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WindowManager Module. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-52721. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component WindowManager Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The WindowManager module has a vulnerability in permission control. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect confidentiality.

The advisory is available at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-52721 since 04/23/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/10/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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

04/23/2024 🔍
05/11/2024 +18 days 🔍
05/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2024 +213 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-52721 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-52721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263902

Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2024 12:49
Updated: 12/10/2024 03:32
Changes: 05/11/2024 12:49 (60), 12/10/2024 03:32 (14)
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