# CVE-2019-13530: Hardcoded credentials in Philips IntelliVue WLAN, portable patient monitors

> Hardcoded FTP credentials allow attackers to upload malicious firmware to Philips IntelliVue patient monitors, enabling code execution and privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/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:** 12 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q33g-568m-5mjj

## What is CVE-2019-13530?

CVE-2019-13530 is a high-severity vulnerability in Philips IntelliVue WLAN, portable patient monitors, published on 12 Sep 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Philips IntelliVue WLAN, portable patient monitors, WLAN Version A, Firmware A.03.09, WLAN Version A, Firmware A.03.09, Part #: M8096-67501, WLAN Version B, Firmware A.01.09, Part #: N/A (Replaced by Version C) and WLAN Version B, Firmware A.01.09, Part #: N/A (Replaced by Version C). An attacker can use these credentials to login via ftp and upload a malicious firmware.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13530?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Philips Intellivue Mp Monitors Mp20-Mp90 Firmware, Philips Intellivue Mp Monitors Mp2\/X2 Firmware, Philips Intellivue Mp Monitors Mp5\/5sc Firmware, Philips Intellivue Mp Monitors Mx800\/700\/600 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13530?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13530 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13530 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Philips IntelliVue WLAN, portable patient monitors

- [CVE-2019-13534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13534/): Supply chain in Philips IntelliVue WLAN, portable patient monitors (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-13530 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13530 is a high-severity vulnerability in Philips IntelliVue WLAN, portable patient monitors, published on 12 Sep 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Philips IntelliVue WLAN, portable patient monitors. 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-2019-13530/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13530/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13530
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13530
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13530

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