CVE-2017-11693: MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for customer database access

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CRITICAL 9.1REMOTEMITIGATE

CVE-2017-11693 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.1) affecting medhost document management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for customer database access. An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credentials and the ability to communicate directly with the database may be able to obtain or modify sensitive patient and financial information. PostgreSQL is used as the Document Management System database. The account name is dms. The password is hard-coded throughout the application, and

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.1 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.0% (top 37%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-798
Published	2017-07-28
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: medhost

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2017-07-28 13:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:02 UTCUpdated Record last modified

medhost medhost document management system MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy medhost-document-management-system || rpm -q medhost-document-management-system || medhost-document-management-system --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2017-11693?

medhost document management system: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2017-11693 being exploited?

CVE-2017-11693 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2017-11693 affect?

CVE-2017-11693 affects medhost document management system. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.1). MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for customer database access. An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credentials and the ability to communicate directly with the database may be able to

How urgent is CVE-2017-11693?

Priority 53/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

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References

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