PT-2017-13985 · Huawei · Reader

Published 2017-12-22 · Updated 2018-08-02 · CVE-2017-15308

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Huawei iReader app versions prior to 8.0.2.301

Description The issue is due to insufficient validation on the URL used for loading network data, allowing an attacker to control app access and load malicious websites. This enables the attacker to run code from these webpages.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.0.2.301, update to version 8.0.2.301 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to untrusted websites to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-15308

ZDI-18-876

Affected Products

Reader

References · 4

• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171120-01-hwreader-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15308 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15308 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-876 · Security Note