CVE-2017-14111
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe workstation logging function in Philips IntelliSpace Cardiovascular (ISCV) 2.3.0 and earlier and Xcelera R4.1L1 and earlier records domain authentication credentials, which if accessed allows an attacker to use credentials to access the application, or other user entitlements.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe workstation logging function in Philips IntelliSpace Cardiovascular (ISCV) 2.3.0 and earlier and Xcelera R4.1L1 and earlier improperly records domain authentication credentials in plaintext logs. If an attacker gains access to these logs (through file system access, log management systems, or other means), they can extract valid credentials and use them to authenticate to the application or potentially pivot to other systems using the same credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.3.0<= r4.1l1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify product and versionLocate the installed Philips application (IntelliSpace Cardiovascular or Xcelera) and check its version number through the application's About or System Information menu, or check the installed software list in Windows Control Panel.Affected if The version is IntelliSpace Cardiovascular 2.3.0 or earlier, or Xcelera r4.1l1 or earlier.
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Locate application log filesNavigate to the application's log directory. Common paths include the installation folder (e.g., C:\Program Files\Philips\IntelliSpace Cardiovascular\Logs or C:\Program Files\Philips\Xcelera\Logs) or the Windows default log location (C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles).Affected if Log files exist and are accessible on the file system.
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Search logs for plaintext credentialsOpen log files using a text editor or use the 'findstr' command to search for authentication-related keywords such as 'password', 'credential', 'domain', 'username', or 'auth'. Example: findstr /s /i "password" *.logAffected if Log files contain any plaintext domain credentials, passwords, or authentication tokens.
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Check log file permissionsReview file system permissions on the log directory and files to determine if unauthorized users or processes could read them.Affected if Log files are readable by users other than administrators or the application service account.
A user is affected if they are running an affected version (ISCV <=2.3.0 or Xcelera <=r4.1l1) AND their log files contain plaintext domain authentication credentials that could be extracted by an attacker with log file access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataModify the logging function to either omit authentication credentials entirely or implement proper credential masking/redaction before writing to logs. Audit existing log files for credential exposure and rotate compromised credentials as a precautionary measure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-14111 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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