Security Advisory - Two Vulnerabilities in Huawei WS331a

Huawei WS331a is a Mini Wireless route.

There is a Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the management interface of WS331a products, an unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform a CSRF attack. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to submit special requests to the affected product which could lead to the product restore factory settings or reboot. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-07078)

This vulnerability has been assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE): CVE-2016-6158.

There is a credentials management vulnerability in the management interface of WS331a products, due to the improper handle during the verification of password. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending special packages to LAN interface of the products. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the affected product with the privileges of administrator. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-07079)

This vulnerability has been assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE): CVE-2016-6159.

Huawei has released software updates to fix these vulnerabilities. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160907-01-ws331a-en