CVE-2020-16239

When an actor claims to have a given identity, Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.

CVSS v3 4.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

4.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-233-01	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.philips.com/a-w/security/security-advisories/product-security-2020.html#2020_archive
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-233-01	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:philips:suresigns_vs4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:philips:suresigns_vs4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Jun 2025, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.philips.com/a-w/security/security-advisories/product-security-2020.html#2020_archive -
Summary	~~(en) Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.~~	(en) When an actor claims to have a given identity, Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.

Information

Published : 2020-08-21 13:15

Updated : 2025-06-04 22:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-16239

Mitre link : CVE-2020-16239

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-16239

JSON object : View

Products Affected

philips

suresigns_vs4
suresigns_vs4_firmware

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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