VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-18979

CVSS score7.4 HIGH
EPSS probability1.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-05-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

An issue was discovered in the Ascensia Contour NEXT ONE application for Android before 2019-01-15. It has a statically coded initialization vector. Extraction of the initialization vector is necessary for deciphering communications between this application and the backend server. This, in combination with retrieving any user's encrypted data from the Ascensia cloud through another vulnerability, allows an attacker to obtain and modify any patient's medical information.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Primary references