CVE-2023-52544 Path traversal in EMUI
Attackers can bypass file path verification in the email module to access sensitive data, affecting Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-52544?
CVE-2023-52544 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 8 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability of file path verification being bypassed in the email module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52544?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52544 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-2023-52544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9v7-qqvg-7f89.