CVE-2018-5438 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.3 Published 20 Mar 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can reuse expired sessions in KIOSK mode to access and modify patient health information in Philips ISCV integrated with EMR systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-5438?

CVE-2018-5438 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Philips ISCV application prior to version 2.3.0 has an insufficient session expiration vulnerability where an attacker could reuse the session of a previously logged in user. This vulnerability exists when using ISCV together with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, where ISCV is in KIOSK mode for multiple users and using Windows authentication. This may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to patient health information and potentially modify this information.

Weakness: CWE-613

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5438?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Philips Intellispace Cardiovascular.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2018-5438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hmpp-gh47-8r55.