CVE-2017-12724 describes a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability affecting Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pumps (versions 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6). The pump's FTP server contains hardcoded, uninitialized credentials, accessible only if FTP connections are enabled. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, including an article from SecurityWeek.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.