Information disclosure in Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump - CVE-2017-12723

 

Information disclosure in Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump - CVE-2017-12723

Published: September 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8232
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12723
CWE-ID: CWE-260
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Smiths Medical
Affected software:
Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to the pump stores some passwords in the configuration file. A remote attacker can gain access to arbitrary data. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability is possible if the pump is configured to allow external communications.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12723

Smiths Medical is planning to release Version 1.6.1 for the Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump in January, 2018.

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