CVE-2017-8216 Missing authorization in Warsaw
An attacker with root privileges can exploit improper authorization to access user information on Huawei Warsaw smartphones.
- 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-2017-8216?
CVE-2017-8216 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Warsaw, 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
Warsaw Huawei Smart phones with software of versions earlier than Warsaw-AL00C00B180, versions earlier than Warsaw-TL10C01B180 have a permission control vulnerability. Due to improper authorization on specific processes, an attacker with the root privilege of a mobile Android system can exploit this vulnerability to obtain some information of the user.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8216?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei P10 Lite Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-8216 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wp7-jr3v-6jg3.