VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-8852
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.90% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-384
- Affected
- philips/e-alert firmware
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105194Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-securityVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105194Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-securityVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.