Huawei HarmonyOS/EMUI Settings access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Settings Module. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-42031. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI (version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Settings Module. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Access permission verification vulnerability in the Settings module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-42031 since 07/27/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 08/21/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/27/2024 🔍
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08/21/2024 +12 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273973

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2024 13:20
Updated: 08/21/2024 01:25
Changes: 08/08/2024 13:20 (52), 08/21/2024 01:25 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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