VDB-124522 · CVE-2018-8846 · BID 105194

Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-8846. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1 (Medical Device Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is then served to other users.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at usa.philips.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-8846 since 03/19/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 105194†). The entries VDB-109655, VDB-114821, VDB-115070 and VDB-115071 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/19/2018 🔍
08/30/2018 +163 days 🔍
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09/26/2018 +26 days 🔍
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09/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/27/2020 +547 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: philips.ch

Advisory: usa.philips.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-8846 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8846
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124522
SecurityFocus: 105194 - Multiple Philips e-Alert ICSA-18-242-01 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2018 09:24
Updated: 03/27/2020 08:41
Changes: 09/27/2018 09:24 (59), 03/27/2020 08:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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