CVE-2018-8846 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Philips e-Alert Unit firmware versions R2.1 and prior, where user-controlled input is not properly neutralized before being displayed on web pages. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement (C:L/I:L/A:N). While not actively exploited (KEV: No) and lacking public exploit code, it has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= r2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:philips:e-alert_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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.