Multiple vulnerabilities in Philips e-Alert Unit

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU14581

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8846

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Philips e-Alert Unit: All versions

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU14582

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8854

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of the size or amount of resources requested or influenced by an actor. A remote attacker can consume more resources than intended and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Philips e-Alert Unit: All versions

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU14583

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8848

CWE-ID: CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the software, upon installation, sets incorrect permissions for an object. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions to conduct further attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Philips e-Alert Unit: All versions

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU14584

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14803

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a banner disclosure. A remote attacker can use the HTTP response header that is normally not available to the attacker and obtain extraneous product information, such as OS and software components.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Philips e-Alert Unit: All versions

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU14585

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8844

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted specially crafted HTML page or URL, conduct cross-site request forgery attack and perform arbitrary actions.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Philips e-Alert Unit: All versions

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.