# CVE-2019-18241: Weak cryptography in Philips IntelliBridge EC40 and EC80

> Weak SSH ciphers in Philips IntelliBridge hubs allow attackers to capture and replay sessions, potentially gaining unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p548-j649-rwfp

## What is CVE-2019-18241?

CVE-2019-18241 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips IntelliBridge EC40 and EC80, published on 25 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Philips IntelliBridge EC40 and EC80, IntelliBridge EC40 Hub all versions, and IntelliBridge EC80 Hub all versions, the SSH server running on the affected products is configured to allow weak ciphers. This could enable an unauthorized attacker with access to the network to capture and replay the session and gain unauthorized access to the EC40/80 hub.

Weakness: CWE-326 (Inadequate Encryption Strength)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18241?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Philips Intellibridge Ec40 Firmware, Philips Intellibridge Ec80 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-18241?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-18241 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Philips IntelliBridge EC40 and EC80

- [CVE-2021-32993](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32993/): Philips IntelliBridge EC 40 and EC 80 Hub Use of Hard-coded Credentials (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-33017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33017/): Philips IntelliBridge EC 40 and EC 80 Hub Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-18241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-18241 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips IntelliBridge EC40 and EC80, published on 25 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Philips IntelliBridge EC40 and EC80. 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-2019-18241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18241

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18241/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.