Security Advisory - Improper Authorization Vulnerability in Huawei Watches
- SA No:huawei-sa-20181031-01-watch
- Initial Release Date: Oct 31, 2018
- Last Release Date: Oct 31, 2018
There is an improper authorization vulnerability in some Huawei watches. Due to improper permission configuration for specific operations, an attacker who obtained
the Huawei ID bound to the watch can bypass permission verification to perform specific operations and modify some data on the watch. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2018-09108)
Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181031-01-watch-en
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Product Name |
Affected Version |
Resolved Product and Version |
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Huawei Watch 2 |
Versions and earlier than OWDD.180707.001.E1 |
OWDD.180707.001.H1 |
The attacker could perform specific operations and modify some data on the watch.
The vulnerability classification has been performed by using the CVSSv3 scoring system (http://www.first.org/cvss/specification-document).
Base Score: 3.9 (AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Temporal Score: 3.4 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
Overall Score: 3.4
This vulnerability can be exploited only when the following conditions are present:
The attacker can physically contact the watch and obtain the Huawei ID bound to the watch.
Vulnerability details:
Due to improper permission configuration for specific operations, an attacker who obtained the Huawei ID bound to the watch can bypass permission verification to perform specific operations and modify some data on the watch.
The product that supports automatic update will receive a system update prompt. You can install the update to fix the vulnerability.
This vulnerability was reported to Huawei PSIRT by Renyiduo. Huawei would like to thank Renyiduo for working with us and coordinated vulnerability disclosure to protect our customers.
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