What is CVE-2019-5251?

CVE-2019-5251 is a path traversal vulnerability in several Huawei smartphones that allows an attacker to trick users into installing a malicious application.

Which Huawei smartphones are affected by CVE-2019-5251?

Several Huawei smartphones including Huawei Honor V10, Huawei P30, Huawei Enjoy 7s, Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Honor 9 Lite, Huawei Honor 9i, Huawei M6, and Huawei Honor 20s are affected by CVE-2019-5251.

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5251?

The severity of CVE-2019-5251 is medium, with a CVSS score of 5.5.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-5251?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-5251 by tricking the user into installing, backing up, and restoring a malicious application.

Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-5251?

Users should apply the latest firmware or security patches provided by Huawei to mitigate the CVE-2019-5251 vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-5251

medium

5.5

CWE

13/12/2019

18/12/2019

CVE-2019-5251: Path Traversal

First published: Fri Dec 13 2019(Updated: )

There is a path traversal vulnerability in several Huawei smartphones. The system does not sufficiently validate certain pathnames from the application. An attacker could trick the user into installing, backing up and restoring a malicious application. Successful exploit could cause information disclosure.

Credit: psirt@huawei.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Huawei Honor V10 Firmware	<9.1.0.333\(c00e333r2p1t8\)
Huawei Honor V10
Huawei P30 Firmware	<9.1.0.226\(c00e220r2p1\)
HUAWEI P30
Huawei Enjoy 7s Firmware	<9.1.0.130\(c00e115r2p8t8\)
Huawei Enjoy 7s
Huawei Mate 20 Firmware	<9.1.0.139\(c00e133r3p1\)
HUAWEI Mate 20
Huawei Honor 9 Lite Firmware	<9.1.0.143\(c636e5r1p5t8\)
Huawei Honor 9 Lite
Huawei Honor 9i Firmware	<9.1.0.120\(c00e113r1p6t8\)
Huawei Honor 9i
Huawei M6 Firmware	<9.1.1.150\(c00e150r1p150\)
Huawei M6
Huawei P30 Pro Firmware	<9.1.0.226\(c00e210r2p1\)
HUAWEI P30 Pro
Huawei Honor 20s Firmware	<9.1.1.132\(c00e131r6p1\)
Huawei Honor 20s
Huawei Honor 9 Lite Firmware	<9.1.0.130\(c00e112r2p10t8\)

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Reference Links

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-03-smartphone-en

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-5251?
CVE-2019-5251 is a path traversal vulnerability in several Huawei smartphones that allows an attacker to trick users into installing a malicious application.
Which Huawei smartphones are affected by CVE-2019-5251?
Several Huawei smartphones including Huawei Honor V10, Huawei P30, Huawei Enjoy 7s, Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Honor 9 Lite, Huawei Honor 9i, Huawei M6, and Huawei Honor 20s are affected by CVE-2019-5251.
What is the severity of CVE-2019-5251?
The severity of CVE-2019-5251 is medium, with a CVSS score of 5.5.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-5251?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2019-5251 by tricking the user into installing, backing up, and restoring a malicious application.
Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-5251?
Users should apply the latest firmware or security patches provided by Huawei to mitigate the CVE-2019-5251 vulnerability.

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