CVE-2017-11694
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 · uneditedMEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for Apache Solr access. An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credentials and the ability to communicate directly with Apache Solr may be able to obtain or modify sensitive patient and financial information. The Apache Solr 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 Apache Solr has access to all indexed patient documents.
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 confidenceMEDHOST Document Management System contains a hard-coded Apache Solr account (username: dms) with a static password identical across all installations. This default credential provides direct access to all indexed patient documents containing sensitive health and financial information. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely by anyone who can reach the Solr service.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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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Identify MEDHOST DMS installationSearch for Medhost Document Management System installation directories, services, or processes on the system. Look for process names related to MEDHOST or DMS.Affected if MEDHOST Document Management System is present on the system
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Locate Apache Solr serviceCheck for running Solr processes or services, typically listening on port 8983. Use netstat or similar tools to identify listening services.Affected if Apache Solr is running as part of the MEDHOST DMS installation
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Verify Solr network accessibilityDetermine if the Solr service is bound to network interfaces accessible from non-localhost addresses. Check firewall rules and service binding configuration.Affected if Solr is accessible from network addresses other than localhost or trusted internal networks
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Test default credentialAttempt to authenticate to the Solr admin interface using username 'dms' with its default password. This can be done via HTTP basic authentication to the Solr endpoint.Affected if Authentication with username 'dms' and the static default password succeeds, confirming the hardcoded credential is active
A user is affected if MEDHOST Document Management System is installed, the embedded Apache Solr is network-accessible, and the default credential (username: dms) successfully authenticates, exposing patient documents.
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 dataImplement network segmentation and firewall rules to restrict direct access to Apache Solr from untrusted networks. Contact MEDHOST for an official patch that enables password customization. Monitor for unauthorized access to Solr endpoints while awaiting vendor remediation.
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