Session fixation in Philips e-Alert Unit
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-384Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-384.
Summary
Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. When authenticating a user or otherwise establishing a new user session, the software gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions without invalidating any existing session identifier.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01897 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8852
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43m9-j53w-2pxv
References
More Philips E-alert Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06392 Improper input validation in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-06398 Hard-coded credentials in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-06386 Cross-site request forgery in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-06384 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-06396 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-06390 Incorrect default permissions in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-8852 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-8852 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-43m9-j53w-2pxv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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