CVE-2019-5218 Auth bypass in Huawei Band 2, Honor Band 3
Attackers can spoof devices to connect to Huawei Band 2 and Honor Band 3 due to insufficient authentication checks.
- 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-2019-5218?
CVE-2019-5218 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Band 2, Honor Band 3, published on 29 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is an insufficient authentication vulnerability in Huawei Band 2 and Honor Band 3. The band does not sufficiently authenticate the device try to connect to it in certain scenario. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to spoof then connect to the band.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5218?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Band 2 Firmware, Huawei Band 3 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5218?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5218 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-2019-5218 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5218 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjx5-q997-jj79.