CVE-2017-11743
CriticalSummary
MEDHOST Connex contains a hard-coded Mirth Connect admin credential used for customer management access. An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credential and the ability to communicate with the Mirth Connect management console may intercept sensitive patient information.
Risk Assessment
The risk to the organization is the potential interception of confidential patient data by unauthorized individuals, which could lead to breaches of privacy and customer trust.
Recommendation
Organizations are advised to update their systems to remove hard-coded credentials and implement the ability to change passwords for admin accounts.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.