CVE-2018-7928 Security feature bypass in MyCloud
Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection in the Huawei MyCloud app by replacing accounts during reconfiguration, allowing unauthorized device access.
- 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-2018-7928?
CVE-2018-7928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. MyCloud, published on 9 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a security vulnerability which could lead to Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass in the MyCloud APP with the versions before 8.1.2.303 installed on some Huawei smart phones. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the FRP function, an attacker can replace the old account with a new one through special steps by exploit this vulnerability. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7928?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Westerndigital My Cloud.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7928?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-7928 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7928 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. MyCloud
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6jvx-8v7q-2jq7.