CVE-2017-8151 Auth bypass in Honor 5S
An attacker with physical access can bypass authentication to reset passwords and fingerprints on Huawei Honor 5S 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-2017-8151?
CVE-2017-8151 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5S, 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
Huawei Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of some components. An attacker can get a user's smart phone and install malicious apps in the mobile phone, allowing the attacker to reset the password and fingerprint of the phone without authentication.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8151?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Honor 5s Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8151?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8151 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-2017-8151 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8151 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5S
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pjhp-xj66-5m57.