CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-8842
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-09-26
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 3.3 LOW — AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-319
Description
Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. The Philips e-Alert communication channel is not encrypted which could therefore lead to disclosure of personal contact information and application login credentials from within the same subnet.
Affected configurations
• philips e-alert firmware (<= r2.1)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105194 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-security Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105194 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-security Vendor Advisory