CVE-2024-51516 Missing authorization in HarmonyOS
Attackers can exploit permission control flaws in the ability module, causing abnormal feature functionality in HarmonyOS.
- 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-2024-51516?
CVE-2024-51516 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 5 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Permission control vulnerability in the ability module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause features to function abnormally.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-51516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51516 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-2024-51516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Harmonyos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-943q-7gr3-c56m.