CVE-2020-9070 Auth bypass in Taurus-AL00B
Improper authentication in Huawei smartphones allows attackers to trick users into installing malicious apps, leading to information disclosure.
- 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-2020-9070?
CVE-2020-9070 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Taurus-AL00B, published on 20 Apr 2020. 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
Huawei smartphones Taurus-AL00B with versions earlier than 10.0.0.205(C00E201R7P2) have an improper authentication vulnerability. The software insufficiently validate the user's identity when a user wants to do certain operation. An attacker can trick user into installing a malicious application to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit may cause some information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9070?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Taurus-Al00b Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9070?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9070 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-2020-9070 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9070 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Taurus-AL00B
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9p6-xj6q-xr4h.