CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5598

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered in eClinicalWorks healow@work 8.0 build 8 related to a blind SQL injection in EmployeePortalServlet. It can be exploited by unauthenticated users via an HTTP POST request, allowing database data to be dumped to a malicious server.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk of leaking sensitive database information, which can lead to serious security implications for the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of the software and implement appropriate security measures to prevent such attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in eClinicalWorks healow@work 8.0 build 8. This is a blind SQL injection within the EmployeePortalServlet, which can be exploited by un-authenticated users via an HTTP POST request and which can be used to dump database data out to a malicious server, using an out-of-band technique, such as select_loadfile(). The vulnerability affects the EmployeePortalServlet page and the following parameter: employer.

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