CVE-2017-11693
CriticalSummary
The MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials used for customer database access. An attacker with knowledge of these credentials and the ability to communicate with the database may obtain or modify sensitive patient and financial information.
Risk Assessment
The risk to the organization involves unauthorized access to sensitive data, which could lead to breaches of patient privacy and financial losses.
Recommendation
It is recommended to remove hard-coded credentials and implement a mechanism for customers to change passwords. A security audit of the database should also be conducted.
Original NVD description (English source)
MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for customer database access. An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credentials and the ability to communicate directly with the database may be able to obtain or modify sensitive patient and financial information. PostgreSQL is used as the Document Management System database. The account name is dms. The password is hard-coded throughout the application, and is the same across all installations. Customers do not have the option to change passwords. The dms account for PostgreSQL has access to the database schema for Document Management System.