# CVE-2016-5230: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass permission checks and control module functions via a crafted app on Huawei Mate8 devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-44xg-wcj6-rg4h

## What is CVE-2016-5230?

CVE-2016-5230 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 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

Huawei Mate8 NXT-AL before NXT-AL10C00B182, NXT-CL before NXT-CL00C92B182, NXT-DL before NXT-DL00C17B182, and NXT-TL before NXT-TL00C01B182 allows attackers to bypass permission checks and control partial module functions via a crafted app.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5230?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Mate 8 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-5231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5231/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-3680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3680/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-3681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3681/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-8791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8791/): Privilege escalation in Mate 8,Mate S,P8 Versions before NXT-AL10C00B386,Versions before NXT-CL00C92B386,Versions before NXT-DL00C17B386,Versions before NXT-TL00C01B386,Versions before CRR-CL00C92B368,Versions before CRR-CL20C92B368,Versions before CRR-TL00C01B368,Versions before CRR-UL00C00B368,Versions before CRR-UL20C00B368,Versions before GRA-TL00C01B366,Versions before GRA-CL00C92B366,Versions before GRA-CL10C92B366,Versions before GRA-UL00C00B366,Versions before GRA-UL10C00B366 (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2016-8792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8792/): Privilege escalation in Mate 8,Mate S,P8 Versions before NXT-AL10C00B386,Versions before NXT-CL00C92B386,Versions before NXT-DL00C17B386,Versions before NXT-TL00C01B386,Versions before CRR-CL00C92B368,Versions before CRR-CL20C92B368,Versions before CRR-TL00C01B368,Versions before CRR-UL00C00B368,Versions before CRR-UL20C00B368,Versions before GRA-TL00C01B366,Versions before GRA-CL00C92B366,Versions before GRA-CL10C92B366,Versions before GRA-UL00C00B366,Versions before GRA-UL10C00B366 (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5230 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5230 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5230/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5230/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5230
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5230
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5230

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