CVE-2017-11743
MEDHOST Connex contains a hard-coded Mirth Connect admin credential that is used for customer Mirth Connect management access.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
MEDHOST Connex contains a hard-coded Mirth Connect admin credential that is used for customer Mirth Connect management access. An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credential and the ability to communicate directly with the Mirth Connect management console may be able to intercept sensitive patient information. The admin account password is hard-coded as $K8t1ng throughout the application, and is the same across all installations. Customers do not have the option to change the Mirth Connect admin account password. The Mirth Connect admin account is created during the Connex install. The plaintext account password is hard-coded multiple times in the Connex install and update scripts.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.61% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- medhost/connex
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/75Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100086Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/75Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100086Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.