CVE-2008-4874

Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone - Hardcoded Backdoor Account

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4874. PoCs published by ikki.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This document details multiple vulnerabilities in Philips VOIP841 devices, including a hidden admin account, directory traversal, XSS, and insecure credential storage. It provides technical proof of exploitation via HTTP requests and file paths.

Description

The web component in Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone with firmware 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80 has a back door "service" account with "service" as its password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by ikki · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5113

This document details multiple vulnerabilities in Philips VOIP841 devices, including a hidden admin account, directory traversal, XSS, and insecure credential storage. It provides technical proof of exploitation via HTTP requests and file paths.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak | Auth Bypass | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Philips VOIP841, Firmware Version 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80, Web Server Version 1.5 (simple httpd)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the device · Basic authentication credentials for directory traversal
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5113
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28978
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/42940
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27790
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0583
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488127/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4536
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0227.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0355
EPSS Percentile 87.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-255
Status published
Products (2)
philips_electronics/voip841_dect_phone 1.0.4.48
philips_electronics/voip841_dect_phone 1.0.4.50
Published Nov 01, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026