CVE-2020-16222 Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Authentication

What is CVE-2020-16222?

CVE-2020-16222 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX), published on 11 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) Version B.02, C.02, C.03, and PerformanceBridge Focal Point Version A.01, when an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16222?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Philips Patient Information Center Ix, Philips Performancebridge Focal Point.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16222 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-2020-16222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX)

• CVE-2020-16212 Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere Medium 6.8
• CVE-2021-43548 Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) and Efficia CM Series Improper Input Validation Medium 6.5
• CVE-2020-16224 Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency Medium 6.5
• CVE-2021-43552 Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) and Efficia CM Series Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Medium 6.1
• CVE-2020-16214 Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File Medium 5.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-82hx-cp56-ffj8.