CVE-2020-9109 Auth bypass in HUAWEI Mate 20;HUAWEI Mate 20 X;HUAWEI P30 Pro;Laya-AL00EP;Tony-AL00B;Tony-TL00B

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass smart wearable device identity validation on Huawei smartphones to disclose sensitive information.

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-2020-9109?

CVE-2020-9109 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HUAWEI Mate 20;HUAWEI Mate 20 X;HUAWEI P30 Pro;Laya-AL00EP;Tony-AL00B;Tony-TL00B, published on 12 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is an information disclosure vulnerability in several smartphones. The device does not sufficiently validate the identity of smart wearable device in certain specific scenario, the attacker need to gain certain information in the victim's smartphone to launch the attack, and successful exploit could cause information disclosure.Affected product versions include:HUAWEI Mate 20 versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R3P8),versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P8);HUAWEI Mate 20 X versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8),versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P8);HUAWEI P30 Pro versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8);Laya-AL00EP versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C786E160R3P8);Tony-AL00B versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11);Tony-TL00B versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P11).

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9109?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Huawei Laya-Al00ep Firmware, Huawei Mate 20 Firmware, Huawei Mate 20 X Firmware, Huawei P30 Pro Firmware, Huawei Tony-Al00b Firmware, Huawei Tony-Tl00b Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9109?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9109 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-2020-9109 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m44c-p74c-j3j2.

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