Improper Authorization in Huawei Mate 20 RS - CVE-2019-5308

 

Improper Authorization in Huawei Mate 20 RS - CVE-2019-5308

Published: November 29, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23086
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5308
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not properly restrict certain operation in ADB mode. An attacker with physical access to the device can switch to third desktop after a series of operation.


Affected software

Huawei Mate 20 RS

How to mitigate CVE-2019-5308

Install updates from vendor's website.

Huawei Mate 20 RS - update to 9.1.0.135

External References

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