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Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2024 · Assigned by CERT-In

CVE-2024-9991Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability in Philips Lighting Devices

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Philips Smart Bulb 9,10,12-Watt from Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability exists in Philips lighting devices due to storage of Wi-Fi credentials in plain text within the device firmware. An attacker with physical access could exploit this by extracting the firmware and analyzing the binary data to obtain the plaintext Wi-Fi credentials stored on the vulnerable device. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Wi-Fi network to which vulnerable device is connected.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India) Philips Smart Wi-Fi LED Batten 24-Watt <1.33.1
Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India) Philips Smart Wi-Fi LED T Beamer 20-Watt <1.33.1
Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India) Philips Smart Bulb 9,10,12-Watt <1.33.1
Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India) Philips Smart T-Bulb 10,12-Watt <1.33.1

Weakness: CWE-312 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

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