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Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

CVE-2020-12023

Low
2/10

Summary

Philips IntelliBridge Enterprise (IBE), Versions B.12 and prior, IntelliBridge Enterprise system integration with SureSigns (VS4), EarlyVue (VS30) and IntelliVue Guardian (IGS). Unencrypted user credentials received in the IntelliBridge Enterprise (IBE) are logged within the transaction logs, which are secured behind the login based administrative web portal. The unencrypted user credentials sent from the affected products listed above, for the purpose of handshake or authentication with the Enterprise Systems, are logged as the payload in IntelliBridge Enterprise (IBE) within the transaction logs. An attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability to read plain text credentials from log files.

  • HIGH
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

It's quite common for applications to save logs. For example, whenever a user requests a resource from a particular website, the web server writes information about the request to a log file. These files are helpful for identifying abnormal system activity, bugs, and evaluating the security controls of the application. Security of log files is critical for the overall security of the application and its confidential resources. An application that lacks appropriate logging levels can expose sensitive user data and system information stored on the log files to malicious users. This info can be exploited to compromise your system.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published