CVE-2016-2343
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPatterson Dental Eaglesoft 17 has a hardcoded password of sql for the dba account, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive Dental.DB patient information via SQL statements.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePatterson Dental Eaglesoft 17 contains a hardcoded password ('sql') for the DBA database account, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the Dental.DB database and access sensitive patient health information.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 17.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Eaglesoft 17.0 is installedLocate the Patterson Dental Eaglesoft installation directory and verify the installed version number matches 17.0Affected if The installed version is exactly 17.0 (or falls within the 17.x range if additional affected versions exist beyond the specifically listed 17.0)
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Locate the database configuration fileSearch for configuration files in the Eaglesoft installation directory that contain database connection settings (commonly named config, settings, or connection strings)Affected if A configuration file exists and contains a connection string for the Dental.DB database
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Inspect DBA account credentialsOpen the database configuration file and locate the credentials used for the DBA database accountAffected if The password is set to the literal value 'sql' (hardcoded)
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Verify the DBA account is activeCheck if the DBA account with password 'sql' is enabled and accessible in the database configurationAffected if The hardcoded 'sql' password is actively used for database authentication
Your environment is affected if Patterson Dental Eaglesoft version 17.0 is installed with the hardcoded DBA password 'sql' configured for the Dental.DB database, allowing any database connection using these credentials.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace the hardcoded DBA password with a strong, unique credential, rotate any exposed credentials, restrict network access to the database server, and implement proper authentication mechanisms.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-2343 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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