# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2vhr-xgfv-6w53

## 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 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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

- [CVE-2020-9100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9100/): Other in HiSuite (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-8273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8273/): Supply chain in HiSuite 4.0.5.300 OVE (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-8274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8274/): Other in HiSuite 4.0.5.300 OVE (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-5821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5821/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-5263](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5263/): Weak cryptography in HiSuite, HwBackup (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HiSuite 4.0.5.300_OVE. 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-2016-8272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.