Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability in Philips Lighting Devices
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- This vulnerability is reported by Shravan Singh, Amey Chavekar. Vishal Giri and Dr. Faruk Kazi from CoE- CNDS Lab, VJTI Mumbai, India
Affected Vendor
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Philips Lighting (Signify Innovations India)
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