CVE-2023-37238 Missing authorization in EMUI
Attackers can bypass permission checks in the wireless projection module, potentially accessing restricted features on Huawei devices.
- 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-2023-37238?
CVE-2023-37238 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 6 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability of apps' permission to access a certain API being incompletely verified in the wireless projection module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect some wireless projection features.
Weakness: CWE-275
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37238?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-37238?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37238 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-2023-37238 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37238 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x324-xw57-wj8x.