Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Huawei Honor 8 Lite
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
The Themes App Honor 8 Lite Huawei mobile phones with software of versions before Prague-L31C576B172, versions before Prague-L31C530B160, versions before Prague-L31C432B180 has a man-in-the-middle (MITM) vulnerability due to the use of the insecure HTTP protocol for theme download. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to tamper with downloaded themes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei | Honor 8 Lite | The versions before Prague-L31C576B172, The versions before Prague-L31C530B160, The versions before Prague-L31C432B180 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Honor 8 Lite VendorHuawei Affected The versions before Prague-L31C576B172, The versions before Prague-L31C530B160, The versions before Prague-L31C432B180 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before prague-l31c530b160 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before prague-l31c576b172; before prague-l31c432b180 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before prague-l31c530b160 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_8_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_8_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before prague-l31c576b172; before prague-l31c432b180 Vulnerable ·Huawei
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8154
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mphm-cr6w-958w
References
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Sources
- CVE-2017-8154 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8154 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mphm-cr6w-958w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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