CVE-2017-14101
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 · uneditedA security researcher found an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability on the Conserus Image Repository archive solution version 2.1.1.105 by McKesson Medical Imaging Company, which is now a Change Healthcare company. An unauthenticated user supplying a modified HTTP SOAP request to the vulnerable service allows for arbitrary file read access to the local file system as well as the transmittal of the application service's account hashed credentials to a remote attacker.
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 confidenceAn unauthenticated XXE vulnerability in Conserus Image Repository version 2.1.1.105 allows attackers to send malicious XML in HTTP SOAP requests, enabling arbitrary file read from the local filesystem and exfiltration of the application's service account hashed credentials.
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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 data= 2.1.1.105CVSS 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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Identify Conserus Image Repository versionLocate the installed version of Conserus Image Repository by checking the application about page, installation directory files, or service banner. Look for version files or check the application's banner on the web interface.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.1.1.105
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Confirm SOAP endpoint accessibilityAttempt to access the SOAP service endpoint via HTTP without providing authentication. The endpoint is typically exposed at /services/ or similar paths used for SOAP requests.Affected if SOAP endpoints respond to unauthenticated HTTP requests and accept XML input
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Check for XXE vulnerability in XML parserSend a test SOAP request with a crafted XML payload containing an external entity reference (such as <!DOCTYPE foo [<!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM 'file:///etc/passwd'>]>) to the SOAP endpoint and observe if the parser resolves and returns the external entity content.Affected if The SOAP XML parser processes external entities and returns the content of local files in the response
User is affected if Conserus Image Repository version 2.1.1.105 is installed and the SOAP endpoint accepts unauthenticated XML requests with external entity parsing enabled.
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 dataApply vendor patch from Change Healthcare for Conserus Image Repository, or if no patch exists, disable external entity parsing in the SOAP XML processor and restrict unauthenticated access to the service.
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