Improper Authorization in Huawei P10 Plus
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-1872 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-285 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Huawei P10 Plus Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software |
| Vendor | Huawei |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Authorization
EUVDB-ID: #VU24509
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1872
CWE-ID:
CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to a digital balance bypass issue. When re-configuring the mobile phone at the digital balance mode, an attacker with physical access to the device can perform some operations to bypass the startup wizard, then open some switch and bypass a digital balance function.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsHuawei P10 Plus: before 9.1.0.255
External linkshttp://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200122-01-digitalbalance-en
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
