CVE-2017-8136 Path traversal in HedEx Lite
An attacker can exploit an arbitrary file download vulnerability in Huawei HedEx Lite to leak sensitive information from the target device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8136?
CVE-2017-8136 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HedEx Lite, published on 22 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HedEx Earlier than V200R006C00 versions has an arbitrary file download vulnerability. An attacker could exploit it to download arbitrary files on a target device to cause information leak.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8136?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Hedex Lite.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-8136 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8136 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HedEx Lite
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j8q4-9xv9-4rj2.