CVE-2019-5269 Missing authorization in CD10-10, CD16-10, CD17-10, CD18-10, HiRouter-CD15-10, HiRouter-CD20-10, HiRouter-CD21-16, HiRouter-CD30-10, HiRouter-CD30-11, HiRouter-H1-10, TC5200-10, WS5100-10, WS5102-10, WS5106-10, WS5108-10, WS5200-10, WS5200-11, , WS5280-10, WS5280-11, WS6500-10, WS6500-11, WS826-10
Attackers can exploit improper authorization to execute malicious files and escalate privileges on affected Huawei home routers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5269?
CVE-2019-5269 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in CD10-10, CD16-10, CD17-10, CD18-10, HiRouter-CD15-10, HiRouter-CD20-10, HiRouter-CD21-16, HiRouter-CD30-10, HiRouter-CD30-11, HiRouter-H1-10, TC5200-10, WS5100-10, WS5102-10, WS5106-10, WS5108-10, WS5200-10, WS5200-11, , WS5280-10, WS5280-11, WS6500-10, WS6500-11, WS826-10, 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
Some Huawei home routers have an improper authorization vulnerability. Due to improper authorization of certain programs, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute uploaded malicious files and escalate privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5269?
It affects 22 products.
Products include Huawei Cd10-10 Firmware, Huawei Cd16-10 Firmware, Huawei Cd17-10 Firmware, Huawei Cd18-10 Firmware, Huawei Hirouter-Cd15-10 Firmware, Huawei Hirouter-Cd20-10 Firmware and 16 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5269?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5269 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-5269 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5269 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in CD10-10, CD16-10, CD17-10, CD18-10, HiRouter-CD15-10, HiRouter-CD20-10, HiRouter-CD21-16, HiRouter-CD30-10, HiRouter-CD30-11, HiRouter-H1-10, TC5200-10, WS5100-10, WS5102-10, WS5106-10, WS5108-10, WS5200-10, WS5200-11, , WS5280-10, WS5280-11, WS6500-10, WS6500-11, WS826-10
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5mh-9cjj-vm5x.