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Intellispace PortalApplication · Philips

CVE-2018-5458

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-03-26
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Philips IntelliSpace Portal all versions of 8.0.x, and 7.0.x have a vulnerability using SSL legacy encryption that could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to resources and information.

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 confidence

Philips IntelliSpace Portal versions 7.0.x and 8.0.x contain a vulnerability involving SSL legacy encryption that could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to resources and information due to the use of weak or deprecated cryptographic protocols and cipher suites.

MitigationDisable weak/legacy SSL/TLS protocols (SSLv2, SSLv3, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1) and deprecated cipher suites in the application server configuration, ensuring only TLS 1.2+ with strong ciphers are enabled, while validating continued functionality of the portal.

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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
Intellispace PortalApplication
Affected:= 8.0= 9.0

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

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  1. Identify Philips IntelliSpace Portal installation
    Locate the IntelliSpace Portal application on the system and determine its installation path. Check for presence of the portal software in standard installation directories or through system inventory tools.
    Affected if The software is installed and is version 7.0.x or 8.0.x
  2. Verify installed version
    Access the portal's about or version information panel within the application, or check the installed software listing on the system. Compare the version number against the affected ranges 7.0.x and 8.0.x.
    Affected if The installed version is 7.0.x or 8.0.x
  3. Review SSL/TLS protocol configuration
    Access the application server configuration files or management console where SSL/TLS settings are defined. Inspect the enabled protocols section to determine if legacy protocols such as SSLv2, SSLv3, TLS 1.0, or TLS 1.1 are currently enabled.
    Affected if Any of SSLv2, SSLv3, TLS 1.0, or TLS 1.1 are enabled in the configuration
  4. Inspect cipher suite settings
    Locate the cipher suite configuration section within the application server settings. Review the list of enabled cipher suites to identify any deprecated or weak ciphers that are known to be insecure.
    Affected if Deprecated or weak cipher suites are enabled alongside modern ciphers
  5. Validate TLS version enforcement
    Test the portal endpoint using SSL/TLS scanning tools or manual connection tests with restricted protocol versions to confirm which protocol versions the server actually accepts and negotiates.
    Affected if The server accepts connections using TLS 1.1 or earlier protocols

A system is affected if Philips IntelliSpace Portal version 7.0.x or 8.0.x is installed AND weak legacy SSL/TLS protocols (SSLv2, SSLv3, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1) or deprecated cipher suites are enabled in the application server configuration.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Disable weak/legacy SSL/TLS protocols (SSLv2, SSLv3, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1) and deprecated cipher suites in the application server configuration, ensuring only TLS 1.2+ with strong ciphers are enabled, while validating continued functionality of the portal.

Fix this in Intellispace Portal Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
38.0 hours of engineering $6,640
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