CVE-2024-42032 Missing authorization in EMUI

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the Contacts module to read sensitive user data on Huawei devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-42032?

CVE-2024-42032 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 8 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Access permission verification vulnerability in the Contacts module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42032?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42032?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42032 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-2024-42032 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8c7x-jg53-9263.

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