What is CVE-2018-7941?

CVE-2018-7941 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei 1288h V5, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-7941?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei 1288h V5

CVE-2018-7941

Huawei iBMC V200R002C60 have an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote attacker with low privilege may craft specific messages to upload authentication certificate to the affected products. Due to improper validation of the upload authority, successful exploit may cause privilege elevation.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.008 (51.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei 1288h_v5
Huawei 1288h_v5_firmware — versions 100r005c00
Huawei 2288h_v5
Huawei 2288h_v5_firmware — versions 100r005c00
Huawei 2488_v5
Huawei 2488_v5_firmware — versions 100r005c00
Huawei Ch121l_v3
Huawei Ch121l_v3_firmware — versions 100r001c00
Huawei Ch121l_v5
Huawei Ch121l_v5_firmware — versions 100r001c00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7941?: CVE-2018-7941 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei 1288h V5, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-7941?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.