CVE-2018-18978

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Third-Party Advisory depthsecurity.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://depthsecurity.com/blog/medical-exploitation-you-are-now-diabetic third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18978?
CVE-2018-18978 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18978?
To fix CVE-2018-18978, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-18978 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-18978 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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