CVE-2017-14797
Lack of Transport Encryption in the public API in Philips Hue Bridge BSB002 SW 1707040932 allows...
Lack of Transport Encryption in the public API in Philips Hue Bridge BSB002 SW 1707040932 allows remote attackers to read API keys (and consequently bypass the pushlink protection mechanism, and obtain complete control of the connected accessories) by leveraging the ability to sniff HTTP traffic on the local intranet network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Lack of Transport Encryption in the public API in Philips Hue Bridge BSB002 SW 1707040932 allows remote attackers to read API keys (and consequently bypass the pushlink protection mechanism, and obtain complete control of the connected accessories) by leveraging the ability to sniff HTTP traffic on the local intranet network.
- Record
CVE-2017-14797- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.9 High
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Lack of Transport Encryption in the public API in Philips Hue Bridge BSB002 SW 1707040932 allows remote attackers to read API keys (and consequently bypass the pushlink protection mechanism, and obtain complete control of the connected accessories) by leveraging the ability to sniff HTTP traffic on the local intranet network.
- Record
CVE-2017-14797- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6286 No score
Lack of Transport Encryption in the public API in Philips Hue Bridge BSB002 SW 1707040932 allows remote attackers to read API keys (and consequently bypass the pushlink protection mechanism, and obtain complete control of the connected accessories) by leveraging the ability to sniff HTTP traffic on the local intranet network.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6286- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5v9j-fr4g-cg7x
Lack of Transport Encryption in the public API in Philips Hue Bridge BSB002 SW 1707040932 allows...
Lack of Transport Encryption in the public API in Philips Hue Bridge BSB002 SW 1707040932 allows remote attackers to read API keys (and consequently bypass the pushlink protection mechanism, and obtain complete control of the connected accessories) by leveraging the ability to sniff HTTP traffic on the local intranet network.
- Record
GHSA-5v9j-fr4g-cg7x- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14797 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Philips Hue Bridge Bsb002 Firmware, published September 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.