Path traversal in Huawei products - CVE-2019-5251
Published: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23412
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-2019-5251
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
Huawei Honor V10
P30
Huawei Enjoy 7S
Huawei Mate 20
Huawei Honor 9 Lite
Huawei Honor 9i
Huawei M6
P30 Pro
Huawei Honor 20s
Huawei Honor V10
P30
Huawei Enjoy 7S
Huawei Mate 20
Huawei Honor 9 Lite
Huawei Honor 9i
Huawei M6
P30 Pro
Huawei Honor 20s
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local attacker can trick the victim to install, backup up and restore a malicious application and read arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5251
Install updates from vendor's website.