CVE-2017-15351 Auth bypass in Honor V9 play
An attacker can bypass authentication in the Find Phone function to use the phone normally on Huawei Honor V9 play devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15351?
CVE-2017-15351 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor V9 play, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The 'Find Phone' function in Huawei Honor V9 play smart phones with versions earlier than Jimmy-AL00AC00B135 has an authentication bypass vulnerability. Due to improper authentication realization in the 'Find Phone' function. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to bypass the 'Find Phone' function in order to use the phone normally.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15351?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Honor V9 Play Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15351?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15351 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-15351 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15351 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor V9 play
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8h4r-cwx7-rqq7.