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Vulnerability

Philips discloses vulnerability in Engage Software 6.2.1, fixed in 6.2.2

MedDevice Cyber Staff · Jan 6 · 2 min read · Via Philips product security advisories, 2022 archive

Philips issued an advisory on January 6, 2022, for Philips Engage Software version 6.2.1 and prior. The company had already released and deployed an updated version, 6.2.2, to all customers on September 28, 2021, with the vulnerability fixed.

Disclosure followed the fix by about three months, a sequence that lets customers patch before details go public. Confirm that the deployed build reads 6.2.2 or later instead of trusting the rollout record.

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Remediation Desk

For ProvidersOperators, hospitals, and clinical engineering

Philips fixed the issue in Engage Software 6.2.2 and deployed it to all customers on September 28, 2021. Verify that every instance runs 6.2.2 or later.

Verify the version. Check that each Engage Software instance runs 6.2.2 or later.
Escalate stragglers. Contact Philips service for any instance still on 6.2.1 or earlier.
Record the fix. Log the 6.2.2 update date in the application inventory.

For Device ManufacturersFix the class in the product

The login worked; the authorization did not follow through on every object the request names. As the maker, authorize every object reference on the server against the caller, return uniform responses so nothing can be enumerated, and strip internal detail from what the backend returns.

Authorize per object. Check on the server that the caller may see the specific record a request names, on every request.
Answer uniformly. Login and lookup respond identically for present and absent accounts.
Return generic errors. Log detail server-side; never leak internal state to the client.

Mapped EMB3D mitigations

Questions & Answers

Is there a fix for the Philips Engage Software vulnerability?

Yes. Philips released and deployed Engage Software version 6.2.2 to all customers on September 28, 2021, fixing the vulnerability in version 6.2.1 and prior. The advisory was published January 6, 2022.

Which Philips Engage Software versions are affected?

Philips Engage Software version 6.2.1 and prior is affected, per Philips' January 6, 2022 advisory. Version 6.2.2 contains the fix.

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