CVE-2016-8272 Information disclosure in HiSuite 4.0.5.300 OVE
An attacker with local system access can extract the user's proxy password from Huawei HiSuite, leading to credential exposure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8272?
CVE-2016-8272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HiSuite 4.0.5.300_OVE, published on 2 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei PC client software HiSuite 4.0.5.300_OVE has an information leak vulnerability; an attacker who can log in to the system can copy out the user's proxy password, causing information leaks.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Hisuite.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HiSuite 4.0.5.300_OVE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2vhr-xgfv-6w53.