CVE-2018-5438
Philips ISCV application prior to version 2.3.0 has an insufficient session expiration...
Philips ISCV application prior to version 2.3.0 has an insufficient session expiration vulnerability where an attacker could reuse the session of a previously logged in user. This vulnerability exists when using ISCV together with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, where ISCV is in KIOSK mode for multiple users and using Windows authentication. This may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to patient health information and potentially modify this information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Philips ISCV application prior to version 2.3.0 has an insufficient session expiration vulnerability where an attacker could reuse the session of a previously logged in user. This vulnerability exists when using ISCV together with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, where ISCV is in KIOSK mode for multiple users and using Windows authentication. This may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to patient health information and potentially modify this information.
- Record
CVE-2018-5438- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Philips ISCV application prior to version 2.3.0 has an insufficient session expiration vulnerability where an attacker could reuse the session of a previously logged in user. This vulnerability exists when using ISCV together with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, where ISCV is in KIOSK mode for multiple users and using Windows authentication. This may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to patient health information and potentially modify this information.
- Record
CVE-2018-5438- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17208 No score
Philips ISCV application prior to version 2.3.0 has an insufficient session expiration vulnerability where an attacker could reuse the session of a previously logged in user. This vulnerability exists when using ISCV together with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, where ISCV is in KIOSK mode for multiple users and using Windows authentication. This may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to patient health information and potentially modify this information.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17208- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hmpp-gh47-8r55
Philips ISCV application prior to version 2.3.0 has an insufficient session expiration...
Philips ISCV application prior to version 2.3.0 has an insufficient session expiration vulnerability where an attacker could reuse the session of a previously logged in user. This vulnerability exists when using ISCV together with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, where ISCV is in KIOSK mode for multiple users and using Windows authentication. This may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to patient health information and potentially modify this information.
- Record
GHSA-hmpp-gh47-8r55- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-613
- 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-2018-5438 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Philips Intellispace Cardiovascular, published March 20, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.