CVE-2022-42463 Auth bypass in OpenHarmony

High 8.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in the Softbus_server callback handler via Bluetooth packets to execute arbitrary commands on OpenHarmony devices.

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-2022-42463?

CVE-2022-42463 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenHarmony, published on 14 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenHarmony-v3.1.2 and prior versions have an authenication bypass vulnerability in a callback handler function of Softbus_server in communication subsystem. Attackers can launch attacks on distributed networks by sending Bluetooth rfcomm packets to any remote device and executing arbitrary commands.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42463?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openharmony Openharmony.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42463?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42463 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-2022-42463 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j43q-9x66-wv6c.

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