CVE-2023-52112 Path traversal in EMUI
Attackers can access unauthorized files in the wallpaper service, potentially 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-2023-52112?
CVE-2023-52112 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 16 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unauthorized file access vulnerability in the wallpaper service module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause features to perform abnormally.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52112?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52112?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52112 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-2023-52112 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52112 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m974-g65c-pfc6.