Vulnerability in Philips E-Alert Firmware
CVE-2018-8852
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.
EPSS: 0.019 (77.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Philips E-alert_firmware
- Philips E-alert Unit (Non-medical Device) — versions R2.1 and prior
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8852?
- CVE-2018-8852 is a high-severity vulnerability in Philips E-Alert Firmware, classified under Session Fixation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8852?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.