CVE-2018-8844 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device) firmware versions R2.1 and prior. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows an unauthenticated attacker to trick a user into executing unintended actions, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability was reported by Philips itself and covered by BleepingComputer.
| 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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.