CVE-2018-7946 Information disclosure in Huawei Honor 7A, Huawei Honor 9 Lite
Attackers can trick users into leaking sensitive information via specific smartphone configurations due to improper design in Huawei devices.
- 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-2018-7946?
CVE-2018-7946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor 7A, Huawei Honor 9 Lite, published on 27 Nov 2018. 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
There is an information leak vulnerability in some Huawei smartphones. An attacker may do some specific configuration in the smartphone and trick a user into inputting some sensitive information. Due to improper design, successful exploit may cause some information leak.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7946?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Honor 7a Firmware, Huawei Honor 9 Lite Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7946?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-7946 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7946 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cw62-q4j8-r22v.