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CVE-2018-18978

nvd nist
Published: May 6, 2019Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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7.4
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 5.2
Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the Ascensia Contour NEXT ONE application for Android before 2019-01-15. It has a statically coded encryption key. Extraction of the encryption key is necessary for deciphering communications between this application and the backend server. This, in combination with retrieving any user's encrypted data from the Ascensia cloud through another vulnerability, allows an attacker to obtain and modify any patient's medical information.

Affected (1)

Ascensia
1 product
Contour Diabetes
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Contour Diabetes
Before 2.5.0

Related CWEs

CWE-798
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

References (2)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory

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