MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11693
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38r9-78fx-p9qv
References
More Medhost Document Management System vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-08662 MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-11693 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11693 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38r9-78fx-p9qv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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