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Patient Information Center IxApplication · Philips

CVE-2021-43548

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-12-27
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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70/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) Versions C.02 and C.03 receives input or data, but does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties required to process the data safely and correctly.

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

Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) versions C.02 and C.03 suffers from improper input validation, allowing potentially malicious data to be processed without adequate checks. This could permit injection of unexpected data that may lead to unexpected behavior or data corruption, though the specific attack vector and exploitation method are not detailed in the available information.

MitigationImplement comprehensive input validation across all data entry points and API interfaces in the PIC iX application, ensuring all user-supplied data is checked for expected type, length, format, and range before processing.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Patient Information Center IxApplication
Affected:= c.02= c.03

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
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Philips Patient Information Center iX is installed
    Locate the PIC iX application in your environment by checking installed software listings, system inventory tools, or by searching for the application executable or service on the host. Look for 'Patient Information Center' or 'PIC iX' in program names.
    Affected if The application is present on the system and is actively running or configured for use.
  2. Identify the installed version of PIC iX
    Access the PIC iX application interface, About section, or check the installation directory for version metadata. If available, use the application's built-in version checker or review installation logs and registry entries where version information is stored.
    Affected if The version is C.02 or C.03, as these are the only affected versions listed for this CVE.
  3. Determine if the system accepts external or untrusted data inputs
    Review PIC iX configuration settings related to data import, data interfaces, or external connections. Check for enabled import features, API endpoints, HL7/DICOM interfaces, or any data ingestion pathways that accept files or network data from external sources.
    Affected if Data import features, external interfaces, or network data ingestion is enabled and actively used.
  4. Verify input validation configuration
    Examine PIC iX configuration files or settings panel for input validation controls. Look for options related to data validation, input sanitization, or data type checking that may be present in the system administration or security settings.
    Affected if Input validation is disabled, set to minimal levels, or not explicitly configured for all data entry points.

Your environment is affected if Philips Patient Information Center iX versions C.02 or C.03 are installed and the system is configured to accept external or untrusted data inputs without adequate validation controls in place.

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

Implement comprehensive input validation across all data entry points and API interfaces in the PIC iX application, ensuring all user-supplied data is checked for expected type, length, format, and range before processing.

Fix this in Patient Information Center Ix Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation24.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
56.0 hours of engineering $9,760
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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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