VDB-123149 · CVE-2018-14801 · BID 105103

Philips PageWriter up to TC70 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Philips PageWriter TC10/TC20/TC30/TC50/TC70. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-14801. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is no exploit available. This vulnerability is historically significant due to its background and the way it was received.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Philips PageWriter TC10/TC20/TC30/TC50/TC70. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Philips PageWriter TC10, TC20, TC30, TC50, TC70 Cardiographs, all versions prior to May 2018, an attacker with both the superuser password and physical access can enter the superuser password that can be used to access and modify all settings on the device, as well as allow the user to reset existing passwords.

The bug was discovered 08/16/2018. The weakness was shared 08/22/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at usa.philips.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-14801 since 08/01/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/17/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105103†). The entries VDB-109655, VDB-114821, VDB-115070 and VDB-115071 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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08/01/2018 🔍
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08/22/2018 +5 days 🔍
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08/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2020 +572 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: philips.ch

Advisory: usa.philips.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-14801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123149
SecurityFocus: 105103 - Multiple Philips Products Buffer Overflow and Hardcoded Credentials Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2018 06:44
Updated: 03/17/2020 15:35
Changes: 08/23/2018 06:44 (60), 03/17/2020 15:35 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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