Improper access control in Huawei P20 - CVE-2019-5212

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Improper access control in Huawei P20 - CVE-2019-5212

Published: November 14, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22778
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5212
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
Huawei P20

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the Huawei Share function does not properly restrict access to certain file from certain application. A local attacker can trick a victim to install a malicious application then establish a connect to the attacker through Huawei Share and disclose sensitive information on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-5212

Install updates from vendor's website.

Product Name

Affected Version

Resolved Product and Version

P20

Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C10E2R1P13T8)

Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C10E2R1P13T8)

Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C461E2R1P11T8)

Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C461E2R1P11T8)

Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C605E2R1P12T8)

Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C605E2R1P12T8)

Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C432E7R1P11T8)

Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C432E7R1P11T8)

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