CVE-2023-34165 Missing authorization in HarmonyOS

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can forge URIs to bypass permissions and gain unauthorized access to the Save for later feature in HarmonyOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-34165?

CVE-2023-34165 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 16 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unauthorized access vulnerability in the Save for later feature provided by AI Touch.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause third-party apps to forge a URI for unauthorized access with zero permissions.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-34165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34165 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-2023-34165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jm4w-v2xf-52jr.

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