Security Advisory - Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Huawei iReader
- SA No:huawei-sa-20171120-01-hwreader
- Initial Release Date: Nov 20, 2017
- Last Release Date: Nov 20, 2017
The app has an input validation vulnerability due to insufficient validation on the URL used for loading network data. An attacker can control app access and load malicious websites created by the attacker, and the code in webpages would be loaded and run. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-11023)
This vulnerability has been assigned a CVE ID: CVE-2017-15308.The app has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient validation on file storage paths. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to store downloaded malicious files in an arbitrary directory, affecting the availability of system data. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-11073)
This vulnerability has been assigned a CVE ID: CVE-2017-15309.
The app has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability due to the lack of input validation. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to delete specific files from the SD card, affecting the availability of system data. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-11074)
This vulnerability has been assigned a CVE ID: CVE-2017-15310.
Huawei has released software updates to fix these vulnerabilities. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171120-01-hwreader-en
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Product Name |
Affected Version |
Resolved Product and Version |
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iReader |
The versions before 8.0.2.301 |
8.0.2.301 |
Successful exploit could allow the attacker to load and run the code in malicious webpages.
Successful exploit could allow the attacker to access arbitrary directories of the target system.
HWPSIRT-2017-11074:
Successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete specific files from the SD card.
HWPSIRT-2017-11023:
Base Score: 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Temporal Score: 5.9 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
HWPSIRT-2017-11073:
Base Score: 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Temporal Score: 6.0 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
HWPSIRT-2017-11074:
Base Score: 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Temporal Score: 6.0 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
This vulnerability can be exploited only when the following conditions are present:
An attacker tricks user into loading a malicious link successfully.
Vulnerability details:
The app has an input validation vulnerability due to insufficient validation on the URL used for loading network data. An attacker can control app access and load malicious websites created by the attacker, and the code in webpages would be loaded and run.
HWPSIRT-2017-11073:
This vulnerability can be exploited only when the following conditions are present:
An attacker tricks user into loading a malicious link successfully.
Vulnerability details:
The app has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient validation on file storage paths. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to store downloaded malicious files in an arbitrary directory, affecting the availability of system data.
HWPSIRT-2017-11074:
This vulnerability can be exploited only when the following conditions are present:
An attacker tricks user into loading a malicious link successfully.
Vulnerability details:
The app has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability due to the lack of input validation. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to delete specific files from the SD card, affecting the availability of system data.
The affected products could get the update patch from Huawei HiAPP. You can install the update to fix the vulnerability.
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