MEDHOST Perioperative Information Management System contains hard-coded database credentials

Overview

MEDHOST Perioperative Information Management System (PIMS) versions prior to 2015R1 contain hard-coded credentials that are used for customer database access.

Description

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials - CVE-2016-4328

MEDHOST PIMS, previously branded as VPIMS, 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 application database server may be able to obtain or modify sensitive patient information.

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Impact

An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credentials and the ability to communicate directly with the application database server may be able to obtain or modify patient information.

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Solution

Apply an upgrade

The vendor has addressed the use of hard-coded credentials in PIMS 2015R1 and newer versions. Administrators are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release.

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Restrict network access

As a general good security practice, only allow connections from trusted hosts and networks. Restricting access would prevent an attacker from using the hard-coded credentials from a blocked network location.

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Vendor Information

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MEDHOST Affected

Notified: March 17, 2016 Updated: May 16, 2016

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

CVSS Metrics

Group	Score	Vector
Base	8.3	AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal	6.9	E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Environmental	2.0	CDP:LM/TD:L/CR:ND/IR:H/AR:H

References

• <http://www.medhost.com/offerings/advanced-perioperative&gt;
• <https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html&gt;

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Daniel Dunstedter for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Joel Land.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2016-4328
Date Public:	2016-05-26 Date First Published: