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CVE-2016-4575


Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the email APP in Huawei PLK smartphones with software AL10C00 before AL10C00B211 and AL10C92 before AL10C92B211; ATH smartphones with software AL00C00 before AL00C00B361, CL00C92 before CL00C92B361, TL00HC01 before TL00HC01B361, and UL00C00 before UL00C00B361; CherryPlus smartphones with software TL00C00 before TL00C00B553, UL00C00 before UL00C00B553, and TL00MC01 before TL00MC01B553; and RIO smartphones with software AL00C00 before AL00C00B360 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an email message.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from huawei, from huawei, from huawei and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2016-05-25T15:59:06.300

Last Modified

2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System huawei ath_firmware al00c00 Yes
Operating System huawei ath_firmware cl00c92 Yes
Operating System huawei ath_firmware tl00hc01 Yes
Operating System huawei ath_firmware ul00c00 Yes
Hardware huawei ath - Yes
Operating System huawei rio_firmware al00c00 Yes
Hardware huawei rio - No
Operating System huawei plk_firmware al10c00 Yes
Operating System huawei plk_firmware al10c92 Yes
Hardware huawei plk - No
Operating System huawei cherryplus_firmware tl00c00 Yes
Operating System huawei cherryplus_firmware tl00mc01 Yes
Operating System huawei cherryplus_firmware ul00c00 Yes
Hardware huawei cherryplus - Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For huawei's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.