Information Disclosure in HUAWEI HiLink APP (CVE-2017-2730)
Summary
Vulnerability in HUAWEI HiLink APP (CVE-2017-2730). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
HUAWEI HiLink APP (for IOS) versions earlier before 5.0.25.306 and HUAWEI Tech Support APP (for IOS) versions earlier before 5.0.0 have an information leak vulnerability. When an iPhone with these APPs installed access the Wi-Fi hotpot built by attacker, the attacker can collect the information of iPhone mode and firmware version.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-2730 has been found in HUAWEI HiLink APP.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "HUAWEI HiLink APP CVE-2017-2730" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-2730 (HUAWEI HiLink APP) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 3.5
Attack vector: adjacent-network / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in HUAWEI HiLink APP.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of HUAWEI HiLink APP.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで HUAWEI HiLink APP を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch huawei.com