{"id":"CVE-2016-6272","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-6272","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T04:04:09.227Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2018-02-20T15:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:50:44.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-91"],"affected":["epic/mychart"],"epss":{"score":0.20884,"percentile":0.97561,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.13891,"percentile":0.96417},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.20884,"percentile":0.97446}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-02-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44098,"kind":"exploit","title":"EPIC MyChart - X-Path Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44098","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/asp/webapps/44098.txt","file":"exploits/asp/webapps/44098.txt","published":"2018-02-16","added":"2018-02-16","updated":"2018-02-28","author":"Shayan S","type":"webapps","platform":"asp","port":443,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-6272"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.20884,"from":0.13891,"percentile":0.97446},"summary":"EPSS moved from 13.9% to 20.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146418/EPIC-MyChart-SQL-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44098/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146418/EPIC-MyChart-SQL-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44098/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6272","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}