CVE-2019-5263 Weak cryptography in HiSuite, HwBackup

What is CVE-2019-5263?

CVE-2019-5263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HiSuite, HwBackup, 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

HiSuite with 9.1.0.305 and earlier versions and 9.1.0.305(MAC) and earlier versions and HwBackup with earlier versions before 9.1.1.308 have a brute forcing encrypted backup data vulnerability. Huawei smartphone user backup information can be obtained by brute forcing the password for encrypting the backup.

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5263?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Hisuite, Huawei Hwbackup.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-5263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in HiSuite, HwBackup

• CVE-2020-9100 Other in HiSuite High 7.8
• CVE-2016-8273 Supply chain in HiSuite 4.0.5.300 OVE High 7.8
• CVE-2016-8274 Other in HiSuite 4.0.5.300 OVE High 7.8
• CVE-2016-5821 Privilege escalation in n/a High 7.8
• CVE-2019-5245 Other in HiSuite Medium 5.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5m27-xjxh-cpq9.