# CVE-2018-7510: Information disclosure in BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems web application

> Attackers can read plaintext passwords from an unauthenticated file in BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8rp6-8jgg-qp66

## What is CVE-2018-7510?

CVE-2018-7510 is a critical vulnerability in ICS-CERT BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems web application, published on 6 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the web application in BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems running software versions prior to 4107600010.23, passwords are presented in plaintext in a file that is accessible without authentication.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7510?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Beaconmedaes Scroll Medical Air Systems Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-7510?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7510 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-7510 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ICS-CERT BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems web application

- [CVE-2018-7518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7518/): Information disclosure in BeaconMedæs TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems web application (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7526/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-7510 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-7510 is a critical vulnerability in ICS-CERT BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems web application, published on 6 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ICS-CERT BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems web application. 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-2018-7510/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7510/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7510
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7510
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7510

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7510/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.