CVE-2016-6272
XPath injection vulnerability in Epic MyChart allows remote attackers to access contents of an XML document containing static display strings, such as field labels, via the topic parameter to help.asp.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
XPath injection vulnerability in Epic MyChart allows remote attackers to access contents of an XML document containing static display strings, such as field labels, via the topic parameter to help.asp. NOTE: this was originally reported as a SQL injection vulnerability, but this may be inaccurate.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 20.88% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 February 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-91
- Affected
- epic/mychart
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 13.9% on 21 September 2026 to 20.9% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146418/EPIC-MyChart-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44098/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146418/EPIC-MyChart-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44098/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.