CVE-2017-11694
CriticalSummary
The MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials for accessing Apache Solr. An attacker with knowledge of these credentials and the ability to communicate with Apache Solr may gain access to sensitive patient and financial information.
Risk Assessment
The risk to the organization includes unauthorized access to confidential patient data and financial information, potentially leading to serious privacy and security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the system as soon as possible to remove hard-coded credentials and implement mechanisms that allow users to change passwords.
Original NVD description (English source)
MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for Apache Solr access. An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credentials and the ability to communicate directly with Apache Solr may be able to obtain or modify sensitive patient and financial information. The Apache Solr 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 Apache Solr has access to all indexed patient documents.