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CVE-2018-7518: Beaconmedaes Scroll Medical Air Systems Firmware: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CVE-2018-7518 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists Beaconmedaes Scroll Medical Air Systems Firmware as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
In TotalAlert Web Application in BeaconMedaes Scroll Medical Air Systems prior to v4107600010.23, an attacker with network access to the integrated web server could retrieve default or user defined credentials stored and transmitted in an insecure manner.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Affected products
- Beaconmedaes Scroll Medical Air Systems Firmware: before 4107600010.23