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CVE-2016-5722


Huawei OceanStor 5300 V3, 5500 V3, 5600 V3, 5800 V3, 6800 V3, 18800 V3, and 18500 V3 before V300R003C10 sends the plaintext session token in the HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to conduct replay attacks and obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability 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

2016-06-24T17:59:04.597

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Hardware huawei ocean_stor_18500_v3 - No
Hardware huawei ocean_stor_18800_v3 - No
Application huawei ocean_stor_firmware ≤ v300r003c00spc100 Yes
Hardware huawei ocean_stor_5300_v3 - No
Hardware huawei ocean_stor_5500_v3 - No
Hardware huawei ocean_stor_5600_v3 - No
Hardware huawei ocean_stor_5800_v3 - No
Hardware huawei ocean_stor_6800_v3 - No
Application huawei ocean_stor_firmware ≤ v300r002c10spc200 Yes
Application huawei ocean_stor_firmware ≤ v300r003c00spc100 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.