High severity · published Nov 22, 2017
CVE-2017-8153
Huawei VMall (for Android) with the versions before 1.5.8.5 have a privilege elevation vulnerability due to improper design
7.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Huawei VMall (for Android) with the versions before 1.5.8.5 have a privilege elevation vulnerability due to improper design. An attacker can trick users into installing a malicious app which can send out HTTP requests and execute JavaScript code in web pages without obtaining the Internet access permission. Successful exploit could lead to resource occupation or information leak.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VM
Vmall · Huawei
before 1.5.8.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8153
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8153
Issue Tracking
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170901-01-smartphone-en
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