Vulnerability in Smiths-Medical CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software (CVE-2016-8355)
Summary
Vulnerability in Smiths-Medical CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software (CVE-2016-8355). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An issue was discovered in Smiths-Medical CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software, Version 1.0; 2.0; 3.0; and 3.1. CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software grants an authenticated user elevated privileges on the SQL database, which would allow an authenticated user to modify drug libraries, add and delete users, and change user permissions. According to Smiths-Medical, physical access to the pump is required to install drug library updates.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-8355 has been found in Smiths-Medical CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Smiths-Medical CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software CVE-2016-8355" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-8355 (Smiths-Medical CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software) — CWE-306 / CVSS v3 9.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-306) exists in Smiths-Medical CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Smiths-Medical CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.9/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Smiths-Medical CADD-Solis Medication Safety Software を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory ics-cert.us-cert.gov