CVE-2022-44549
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe LBS module has a vulnerability in geofencing API access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause third-party apps to access the geofencing APIs without authorization, affecting user confidentiality.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe LBS module's geofencing API lacks proper authorization enforcement, allowing third-party applications to access geofencing functionality without authentication or authorization checks. This enables unauthorized access to sensitive user location data through the geofencing APIs.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.0= 2.1= 11.0.1= 12.0.0= 12.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check HarmonyOS or EMUI version installed on the deviceNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Version on the Huawei device to identify the exact OS build numberAffected if The installed version matches HarmonyOS 2.0, 2.1, EMUI 11.0.1, 12.0.0, or 12.0.1
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Verify if third-party applications have unrestricted geofencing API accessReview the LBS module configuration or check app permission settings for Location services to determine if geofencing APIs can be called by any installed application without authorization checksAffected if Third-party apps can invoke geofencing APIs without presenting valid credentials or without requiring elevated permissions beyond standard location access
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Confirm whether location permissions for third-party apps include geofencing capabilitiesInspect the permission model for location-based features in Settings > Apps > Permissions > Location to see if apps with basic location permission can also trigger geofencing eventsAffected if Applications granted standard location permissions can access geofencing functionality without additional authorization verification
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Check if the LBS geofencing API endpoints enforce authentication or authorizationExamine system logs or network traces when a third-party app attempts to use geofencing APIs to verify whether the system validates the calling application's credentialsAffected if The geofencing API accepts requests from third-party apps without requiring authentication tokens or permission validation beyond basic location access
The environment is affected if the device runs any of the listed HarmonyOS or EMUI versions and third-party applications can access geofencing APIs without proper authorization checks beyond standard location permissions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement robust authorization checks and authentication requirements for all geofencing API endpoints, verifying that requesting applications have valid credentials and proper permissions before granting access to location data.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing10.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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