CVE-2019-5300 Security feature bypass in AR1200, AR1200-S, AR150, AR160, AR200, AR2200, AR2200-S, AR3200, SRG1300, SRG2300, SRG3300
A local high-privilege attacker can bypass digital signature verification to install malicious software images on Huawei routers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5300?
CVE-2019-5300 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Ar3200 Firmware, published on 4 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a digital signature verification bypass vulnerability in AR1200, AR1200-S, AR150, AR160, AR200, AR2200, AR2200-S, AR3200, SRG1300, SRG2300 and SRG3300 Huawei routers. The vulnerability is due to the affected software improperly verifying digital signatures for the software image in the affected device. A local attacker with high privilege may exploit the vulnerability to bypass integrity checks for software images and install a malicious software image on the affected device.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5300?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Huawei Ar1200-S Firmware, Huawei Ar1200 Firmware, Huawei Ar150 Firmware, Huawei Ar160 Firmware, Huawei Ar200 Firmware, Huawei Ar2200 Firmware and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5300?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5300 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5300 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhr8-vxv5-m5v8.