# CVE-2017-2715: Information disclosure in Files £¨Files is the smartphone APP£©

> An attacker can brute-force Safe passwords in the Huawei Files app to access sensitive database information and leak user data.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 22 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wpqc-53jc-3gh7

## What is CVE-2017-2715?

CVE-2017-2715 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Files £¨Files is the smartphone APP£©, 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 Files APP 7.1.1.309 and earlier versions in some Huawei mobile phones has a brute-force password cracking vulnerability due to the improper design of the Safe key database. An unauthorized attacker could access sensitive database information and may crack users' Safe passwords, leading to information leak.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2715?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Files.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-2715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-2715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Files £¨Files is the smartphone APP£©

- [CVE-2017-2723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2723/): Information disclosure in Files (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2715 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-2715 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Files £¨Files is the smartphone APP£©, published on 22 Nov 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-2017-2715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Files £¨Files is the smartphone APP£©. 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-2017-2715/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2715/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2715
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2715
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2715

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