CVE-2018-18978

Published May 6, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the Ascensia Contour NEXT ONE application for Android before 2019-01-15. It has a statically coded encryption key. Extraction of the encryption key 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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-10682 An issue was discovered in the Ascensia Contour NEXT ONE application for Android before 2019-01-15. It has a statically coded encryption key. Extraction of the encryption key 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:23 AM
Reserved
Nov 5, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 6, 2019, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:48 AM