On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, there is an undocumented web API that…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, there is an undocumented web API that allows unprivileged JavaScript, including JavaScript running within the KaiOS browser, to view and edit the device's firmware over-the-air update settings. (This web API is normally used by the system application to trigger firmware updates via OmaService.js.)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:alcatelmobile:cingular_flip_2_firmware:b9huah1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | b9huah1 | Vulnerable | Alcatelmobile |
| cpe:2.3:h:alcatelmobile:cingular_flip_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Alcatelmobile |
- cpe:2.3:o:alcatelmobile:cingular_flip_2_firmware:b9huah1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions b9huah1 Vulnerable ·Alcatelmobile
- cpe:2.3:h:alcatelmobile:cingular_flip_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Alcatelmobile
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16243
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4hf-6r23-8vgr
References
More Alcatelmobile Cingular Flip 2 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12224 On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, there is an engineering application named… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2019-12223 On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, PIN authentication can be bypassed by… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-16243 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16243 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4hf-6r23-8vgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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