CVE-2017-2708 Auth bypass in Nice
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication in the Find Phone function to wipe and factory reset Huawei Nice smartphones.
- 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-2017-2708?
CVE-2017-2708 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Nice, published on 22 Nov 2017. 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 Nice smartphones with software versions earlier before Nice-AL00C00B0135 has an authentication bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker may wipe and factory reset the phone by special steps. Due to missing authentication of 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-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2708?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Nice Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2708 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-2017-2708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g86-97w6-2547.