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CVE-2018-7950· NVD / CVE Program· CNA huawei

The iBMC (Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller) of some Huawei servers have a JSON injection vulnerability due to insufficient input

The iBMC (Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller) of some Huawei servers have a JSON injection vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. An authenticated, remote attacker can launch a JSON injection to modify the password of administrator. Successful exploit may allow attackers to obtain the management privilege of the system.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jun 1, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 72th percentile
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Action score

35

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
huawei1288h v5 firmware
huawei1288h v5
huawei2288h v5 firmware
huawei2288h v5
huawei2488 v5 firmware
huawei2488 v5
huaweich121 v3 firmware
huaweich121 v3
huaweich121l v3 firmware
huaweich121l v3
huaweich121l v5 firmware
huaweich121l v5

and 28 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • huawei 1288h v5 firmware100r005c00
  • huawei 2288h v5 firmware100r005c00
  • huawei 2488 v5 firmware100r005c00
  • huawei ch121 v3 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei ch121 v5 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei ch121l v3 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei ch121l v5 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei ch140 v3 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei ch140l v3 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei ch220 v3 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei ch222 v3 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei ch242 v3 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei ch242 v5 firmware100r001c00
  • huawei rh1288 v3 firmware100r003c00
  • huawei rh2288 v3 firmware100r003c00
  • huawei rh2288h v3 firmware100r003c00
  • huawei xh310 v3 firmware100r003c00
  • huawei xh321 v3 firmware100r003c00
  • huawei xh321 v5 firmware100r005c00
  • huawei xh620 v3 firmware100r003c00

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (huawei). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 1288H V5; 2288H V5; 2488 V5 ; CH121 V3; CH121L V3; CH121L V5 ; CH121 V5 ; CH140 V3; CH140L V3; CH220 V3; CH222 V3; CH242 V3; CH242 V5 ; RH1288 V3; RH2288 V3; RH2288H V3; XH310 V3; XH321 V3; XH321 V5;

    • 1288H V5 V100R005C00, 2288H V5 V100R005C00, 2488 V5 V100R005C00, CH121 V3 V100R001C00, CH121L V3 V100R001C00, CH121L V5 V100R001C00, CH121 V5 V100R001C00, CH140 V3 V100R001C00, CH140L V3 V100R001C00, CH220 V3 V100R001C00, CH222 V3 V100R001C00, CH242 V3 V100R001C00 … (+8)affected

Same product

huawei: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-7943There is an authentication bypass vulnerability in some Huawei servers.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-7951The iBMC (Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller) of some Huawei servers have a JSON injection vulnerability due to insufficient input
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-7949The iBMC (Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller) of some Huawei servers have a privilege escalation vulnerability.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-7904Huawei 1288H V5 and 288H V5 with software of V100R005C00 have a JSON injection vulnerability.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-7903Huawei 1288H V5 and 288H V5 with software of V100R005C00 have a JSON injection vulnerability.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-7902Huawei 1288H V5 and 288H V5 with software of V100R005C00 have a JSON injection vulnerability.
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days-1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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