CVE-2017-11614 describes a critical hard-coded credentials vulnerability in MEDHOST Connex, affecting its database access. An attacker can leverage these unchangeable, elevated-privilege credentials (HMSCXPDN) to access, modify, or delete sensitive patient and financial data via ODBC, FTP, or TELNET, even if Connex is not fully installed. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While highly severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:medhost:connex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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