CVE-2017-11694: MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for Apache Solr access

This month

CRITICAL 9.1REMOTEWATCHLISTMITIGATE

CVE-2017-11694 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 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 hav

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
On your watchlist

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.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
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-2017-11694?

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

Is CVE-2017-11694 being exploited?

CVE-2017-11694 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-2017-11694 affect?

CVE-2017-11694 affects medhost document management system. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.1). MEDHOST 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

How urgent is CVE-2017-11694?

Priority 58/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action; On your watchlist

Software pages

Apache Solr vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2017-11693 CRITICAL 9.1 MITIGATE MEDHOST Document Management System contains hard-coded credentials that are used for customer database access

References

← Back to latest CVEs