CVE-2021-23173 (GCVE-0-2021-23173)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-07 22:39 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:48
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Summary
The affected product is vulnerable to an improper access control, which may allow an authenticated user to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.
Severity ?
2.6 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Philips Engage Software Affected: all , < 6.2.1 (custom)
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Credits
Parnassia and S-Unit reported this vulnerability to CISA.
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