VDB-124525 · CVE-2018-8852 · BID 105194

Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1 Session Identifier session fixiation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Session Identifier. This manipulation causes session fixiation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-8852. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Philips e-Alert Unit up to R2.1 (Medical Device Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Session Identifier. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session fixiation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-384. Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. When authenticating a user or otherwise establishing a new user session, the software gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions without invalidating any existing session identifier.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2018. The weakness was published 09/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at usa.philips.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-8852 since 03/19/2018. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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†). Similar entries are available at VDB-109655, VDB-114821, VDB-115070 and VDB-115071. 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: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Session fixiation
CWE: CWE-384
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Remote: Yes

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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-2018-8852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124525
SecurityFocus: 105194 - Multiple Philips e-Alert ICSA-18-242-01 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2018 09:26
Updated: 03/27/2020 08:45
Changes: 09/27/2018 09:26 (61), 03/27/2020 08:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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