CVE-2020-16198 Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform Protection Mechanism Failure
Attackers can bypass authentication by falsely claiming an identity due to insufficient verification in the Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-16198?
CVE-2020-16198 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform, published on 18 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When an attacker claims to have a given identity,
Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform, Versions 12.2.1 and prior, does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.
Weakness: CWE-693
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16198 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-2020-16198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4mh-c83r-pv4f.