CVE-2018-5464
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 · uneditedPhilips IntelliSpace Portal all versions of 8.0.x, and 7.0.x have an untrusted SSL certificate vulnerability this 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 · high confidencePhilips IntelliSpace Portal versions 8.0.x and 7.0.x contain an untrusted SSL certificate vulnerability that could allow an attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attacks, intercepting or manipulating encrypted communications between clients and the system to gain unauthorized access to sensitive resources and patient information.
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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= 8.0= 9.0CVSS 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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify IntelliSpace Portal installation and versionCheck the installed software on the system for Philips IntelliSpace Portal. On Windows, look in Add/Remove Programs or check the installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\Philips\IntelliSpace Portal). The version is typically visible in the program name or in version information files within the installation folder.Affected if The installed version is 7.0.x, 8.0.x, or 9.0 (based on the affected version ranges provided)
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Locate SSL certificate configuration filesFind the SSL/TLS certificate files used by the IntelliSpace Portal web server or application server. Common locations include the configuration directory of the application server (such as Tomcat or IIS if used), or within the Portal's own config folders. Look for .pem, .cer, .crt, or .pfx files.Affected if Certificate files exist in the expected application directories and are being used by the Portal
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Inspect the SSL certificate issuer and chainOpen the certificate file (or retrieve it via browser/application connection) and examine the issuer field. Check if the certificate is self-signed (issuer equals subject) or signed by an internal/enterprise Certificate Authority rather than a public trusted CA.Affected if The certificate is self-signed, signed by an internal CA, or the issuer is not a trusted public Certificate Authority
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Verify certificate chain validation configurationCheck the application server or Portal configuration for SSL/TLS settings that control certificate validation. Look for settings related to 'validateCert', 'trustStore', 'verifyClient', or similar SSL verification parameters in configuration files.Affected if Certificate validation is disabled, set to optional, or uses a custom trust store that does not include public trusted CAs
A user is affected if they have IntelliSpace Portal version 7.0.x, 8.0.x, or 9.0 installed and the system uses SSL certificates that are self-signed, from an internal CA, or have certificate validation disabled or misconfigured.
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 dataReplace untrusted SSL certificates with valid, properly signed certificates from a trusted Certificate Authority, and ensure proper certificate chain validation is enforced in all SSL/TLS connections.
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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-2018-5464 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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