CVE-2017-6022

Critical

Published: 30/06/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

A hard-coded password issue was discovered in Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) PerformA, Version 2.0.14.0 and prior versions, and KLA Journal Service, Version 1.0.51 and prior versions. The use of hard-coded passwords to access the BD Kiestra Database could lead to a compromise of the confidentiality of limited PHI/PII information stored in the BD Kiestra Database.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to the risk of leaking sensitive personal data, which could lead to serious legal and reputational consequences.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest versions of the software that eliminate the hard-coded password issue and implement additional security measures for database access.

Original NVD description (English source)

A hard-coded password issue was discovered in Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) PerformA, Version 2.0.14.0 and prior versions, and KLA Journal Service, Version 1.0.51 and prior versions. They use hard-coded passwords to access the BD Kiestra Database, which could be leveraged to compromise the confidentiality of limited PHI/PII information stored in the BD Kiestra Database.