SB2020051409 - Improper Authentication in Huawei P20
Published: May 14, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020051409
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9073)
CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software insufficiently validate the user's identity when an user wants to do certain operation. An attacker with physical access can bypass the limit of student mode function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.