CVE-2019-16243 — On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, there is an undocumented web API

On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, there is an undocumented web API that allows unprivileged JavaScript, including JavaScript running within the KaiOS browser, to view and edit the device's firmware over-the-air update settings. (This web API is normally used by

01What is this vulnerability?

On TCL Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 B9HUAH1 devices, there is an undocumented web API that allows unprivileged JavaScript, including JavaScript running within the KaiOS browser, to view and edit the device's firmware over-the-air update settings. (This web API is normally used by the system application to trigger firmware updates via OmaService.js.)

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-11-26T15:31:38.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T01:10:41.662Z

09References

• www.nccgroup.trust — https://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/?research=Technical+advisories
• www.nccgroup.trust — https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabi…