What is CVE-2017-8151?

CVE-2017-8151 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor 5s, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-8151?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Honor 5s

CVE-2017-8151

Huawei Honor 5S smart phones with software the versions before TAG-TL00C01B173 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of some components. An attacker can get a user's smart phone and install malicious apps in the mobile phone, allowing the attacker to reset the password and fingerprint of the phone without authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Honor_5s
Huawei Honor_5s_firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor 5s — versions The versions before TAG-TL00C01B173

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8151?: CVE-2017-8151 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor 5s, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-8151?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.