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Improper Access Control

CVE-2015-3911

High
9/10

Summary

Huawei E587 Mobile WiFi with firmware before 11.203.30.00.00 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, change configurations, send messages, and cause a denial of service (device restart) via unspecified vectors.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • COMPLETE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published