#VU23417 Improper Authentication in Huawei E5572-855 - CVE-2019-5253
Published: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23417
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5253
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Huawei E5572-855
Huawei E5572-855
Software vendor:
Huawei
Huawei
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected device does not perform a sufficient authentication when doing certain operation. A remote attacker on the local network can perform a man-in-the-middle attack and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.