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CVE-2018-18978

7.4 · HIGH

An issue was discovered in the Ascensia Contour NEXT ONE application for Android before 2019-01-15.

Published May 6, 2019CWE-798EPSS 0.73%

Overview

CVE-2018-18978 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 6, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.4, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refdepthsecurity.com/blog/medical-exploitation-you-are-now-diabeticRefdepthsecurity.com/blog/medical-exploitation-you-are-now-diabetic

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18978?

CVE-2018-18978 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 6, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2018-18978?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.4, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-18978?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2018-18978?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2018-18978 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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