CVE-2023-41302 Path traversal in EMUI

High 7.5 Published 25 Sep 2023 Updated 24 Sep 2024

Attackers can bypass redirection permissions in the home screen module, causing abnormal feature behavior 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-2023-41302?

CVE-2023-41302 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 25 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Redirection permission verification vulnerability in the home screen module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause features to perform abnormally.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41302?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41302?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41302 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-41302 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41302 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-593f-q9rq-354g.