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Improper Access Control

CVE-2016-8274

High
7.8/10

Summary

Huawei PC client software HiSuite 4.0.5.300_OVE has a dynamic link library (DLL) hijack vulnerability; an attacker can make the system load malicious DLL files to execute arbitrary code.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

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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