What is CVE-2023-49248?

CVE-2023-49248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-49248?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-49248 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Huawei Emui

CVE-2023-49248

Vulnerability of unauthorized file access in the Settings app. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause unauthorized file access.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.002 (6.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Huawei Emui — versions 13.0.0, 12.0.0, 11.0.1
Huawei Harmonyos — versions 4.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt@huawei.com (Vendor Advisory)
psirt@huawei.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49248?: CVE-2023-49248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-49248?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-49248 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.