CVE-2021-23173 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The affected product is vulnerable to an improper access control, which may allow an authenticated user to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00158.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Philips	Engage

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-10283	The affected product is vulnerable to an improper access control, which may allow an authenticated user to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.

Fixes

Solution

Philips released and deployed updated Version 6.2.2 in September of 2021, which mitigated this vulnerability. Engage is a hosted application and users don’t need to take any action.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsma-22-006-01

History

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2022-01-07T22:39:52.978Z

Updated: 2025-04-16T16:48:14.120Z

Reserved: 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-23173

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:05:55.570Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-10T14:10:16.847

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:51:19.420

Link: CVE-2021-23173

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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