# CVE-2017-9656: Hardcoded credentials in DoseWise Portal

> Hard-coded database credentials in Philips DoseWise Portal allow attackers with elevated privileges to access and modify sensitive patient data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4w62-g43g-55gj

## What is CVE-2017-9656?

CVE-2017-9656 is a critical vulnerability in Philips DoseWise Portal, published on 24 Apr 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The backend database of the Philips DoseWise Portal application versions 1.1.7.333 and 2.1.1.3069 uses hard-coded credentials for a database account with privileges that can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the database. For an attacker to exploit this vulnerability, elevated privileges are first required for an attacker to access the web application backend system files that contain the hard-coded credentials. Successful exploitation may allow a remote attacker to gain access to the database of the DWP application, which contains PHI. CVSS v3 base score: 9.1, CVSS vector string: AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9656?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Philips Dosewise.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9656?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9656 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Philips DoseWise Portal

- [CVE-2017-9654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9654/): Hardcoded credentials in DoseWise Portal (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9656 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9656 is a critical vulnerability in Philips DoseWise Portal, published on 24 Apr 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Philips DoseWise Portal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9656/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9656/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9656
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9656
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9656

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9656/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.