CVE-2024-3700
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 · uneditedUse of hard-coded password to the patients' database allows an attacker to retrieve sensitive data stored in the database. The password is the same among all Simple Care software installations. This issue affects Estomed Sp. z o.o. Simple Care software in all versions. The software is no longer supported.
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 confidenceHard-coded database password in Estomed Sp. z o.o. Simple Care software allows unauthorized access to sensitive patient data. The static password is identical across all installations, enabling any attacker who discovers it to access all Simple Care deployments.
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 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
- High
CVSS:3.1/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 Estomed Simple Care installationSearch for Estomed Simple Care software in installed programs on Windows systems (check Program Files directories, registry keys under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall), or on Linux check common application directories. Look for processes named 'SimpleCare' or related Estomed services.Affected if Estomed Simple Care software is found installed on the system
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Locate database configuration filesSearch for configuration files typically used by healthcare applications: connection strings, config.xml, app.config, settings.ini, or database.yml in the application's installation directory. Common paths may include /etc/simplecare/, C:\Program Files\Estomed\, or the application's root directory.Affected if Configuration files containing database connection strings with embedded passwords are found
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Inspect application binaries and scripts for hard-coded credentialsExamine executable files, DLLs, and script files within the Simple Care installation directory for plaintext strings matching database password patterns. Use tools like strings (Linux) or FindStr (Windows) to search for password-like patterns in binary files.Affected if Hard-coded database passwords are discovered within application binaries or scripts
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Verify database accessibility with default credentialsAttempt to connect to the Simple Care database using known default credential patterns (check any recovered configuration files). Compare any discovered static password against documentation or known vulnerability disclosures.Affected if Database connection succeeds using a static password identical across installations
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Review database user accountsIf database access is available, query database user tables to identify accounts with hard-coded or default passwords. Check for service accounts with unchanged credentials.Affected if Database contains user accounts with hard-coded or default passwords still in use
If Estomed Simple Care software is installed and a hard-coded static database password is present in configuration files or application code, the environment is affected by CVE-2024-3700.
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.
dbcve · scopedSince the software is unsupported, migrate to a currently-supported healthcare software solution or implement compensating controls including network segmentation, database access monitoring, and immediate password rotation if the database remains in use.
- Replace Simple Care with a supported alternative solution for managing patient data
- If replacement is not immediately possible, implement compensating controls: isolate the application in a restricted network segment, deploy intrusion detection/prevention systems, enable comprehensive audit logging, and restrict access to only authorized personnel
- Contact vendor Estomed Sp. z o.o. to inquire if they offer any migration assistance or legacy support options
- Conduct a thorough audit of systems that may have been compromised using the hard-coded credential
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2024-3700 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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