SQL injection in Sante PACS Server PG
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Sante PACS Server PG Patient Query SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sante PACS Server PG. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the DICOM service, which listens on TCP port 11122 by default. When parsing the NAME element of the PATIENT record, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-21579.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51637
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hhx-576r-4c86
References
Advisory 1
More Sante Pacs Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01988 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Stack-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-01989 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Path Traversal Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-02097 SQL injection in Sante PACS Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33813 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Double Free CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-01735 SQL injection in Sante PACS Server CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33999 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-51637 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51637 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6hhx-576r-4c86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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