VDB-91376 · CVE-2016-6898 · sa-20160824-01

Huawei E9000 prior V100R001C00SPC296 Hyper Management access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Huawei E9000. Affected is an unknown function of the component Hyper Management Module. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-6898. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei E9000. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Hyper Management Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Hyper Management Module (HMM) in Huawei E9000 rack servers with software before V100R001C00SPC296 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (web service outage) via a crafted XML document.

The weakness was released 09/07/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at huawei.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6898 since 08/22/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version V100R001C00SPC296 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92620†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

Huawei

Name

E9000

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: E9000 V100R001C00SPC296

Timelineinfo

08/22/2016 🔍
08/24/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/07/2016 +14 days 🔍
09/07/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/08/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/15/2022 +2198 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: sa-20160824-01
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6898 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91376
SecurityFocus: 92620 - Huawei E9000 Chassis CVE-2016-6898 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2016 21:59
Updated: 09/15/2022 09:41
Changes: 09/08/2016 21:59 (50), 04/12/2019 07:32 (12), 09/15/2022 09:41 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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