Information disclosure in Philips e-Alert Unit
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The Philips e-Alert contains a banner disclosure vulnerability that could allow attackers to obtain extraneous product information, such as OS and software components, via the HTTP response header that is normally not available to the attacker, but might be useful information in an attack.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips | e-Alert Unit (non-medical device) | R2.1 and prior | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- e-Alert Unit (non-medical device) VendorPhilips Affected R2.1 and prior Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14803
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqf6-p438-3j73
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-2018-06394 Session fixation in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2018-14803 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14803 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqf6-p438-3j73 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences