What is CVE-2017-8153?

CVE-2017-8153 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Vmall, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-8153?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Vmall

CVE-2017-8153

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.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Vmall
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vmall (For Android) — versions The versions before VMall 1.5.8.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-275 — Permission Issues

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8153?: CVE-2017-8153 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Vmall, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-8153?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.