CVE-2024-45449 Missing authorization in EMUI

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the ringtone setting module to compromise service confidentiality 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-2024-45449?

CVE-2024-45449 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 4 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45449?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45449 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-2024-45449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-82c2-gvr4-jj72.

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