CVE-2023-52953 Path traversal in EMUI
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Medialibrary module to read or modify sensitive data on Huawei devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-52953?
CVE-2023-52953 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 8 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path traversal vulnerability in the Medialibrary module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect integrity and confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52953?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52953 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-2023-52953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g92-whv2-g846.