What is CVE-2019-5231?

CVE-2019-5231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei P30, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2019-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-5231?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei P30

CVE-2019-5231

P30 smartphones with versions earlier than ELLE-AL00B 9.1.0.186(C00E180R2P1) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The software incorrectly performs an authorization check when a user attempts to perform certain action. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to update a crafted package.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (9.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Huawei P30
Huawei P30_firmware
N/a P30 — versions Versions earlier than ELLE-AL00B 9.1.0.186(C00E180R2P1)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5231?: CVE-2019-5231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei P30, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2019-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-5231?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.