CVE-2016-4575 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Huawei smartphone email apps via malicious messages, potentially compromising user data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4575?
CVE-2016-4575 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the email APP in Huawei PLK smartphones with software AL10C00 before AL10C00B211 and AL10C92 before AL10C92B211; ATH smartphones with software AL00C00 before AL00C00B361, CL00C92 before CL00C92B361, TL00HC01 before TL00HC01B361, and UL00C00 before UL00C00B361; CherryPlus smartphones with software TL00C00 before TL00C00B553, UL00C00 before UL00C00B553, and TL00MC01 before TL00MC01B553; and RIO smartphones with software AL00C00 before AL00C00B360 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an email message.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4575?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Huawei Ath, Huawei Ath Firmware, Huawei Cherryplus, Huawei Cherryplus Firmware, Huawei Plk Firmware, Huawei Rio Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4575?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-4575 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4575 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vfvr-qwmh-f4c8.