CVE-2018-7931 Security feature bypass in AppGallery
Attackers can bypass the whitelist mechanism in Huawei AppGallery by tricking users into visiting malicious web pages, potentially allowing unauthorized content access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-7931?
CVE-2018-7931 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. AppGallery, published on 24 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Huawei AppGallery versions before 8.0.4.301 has a whitelist mechanism bypass vulnerability. An attacker may set up a malicious network environment and trick user into accessing a malicious web page to bypass the whitelist mechanism.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7931?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Appgallery.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7931?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-7931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. AppGallery
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fp9x-r7p3-rg85.