PT-2023-6602 · Nextgen Healthcare · Mirth Connect

Naveen Sunkavally · Published 2023-06-21 · Updated 2026-05-31 · CVE-2023-43208

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect versions prior to 4.4.1

Description The issue is related to an incomplete patch for a previous vulnerability, leading to unauthenticated remote code execution. This vulnerability is caused by insufficient access control in the Mirth Connect web server, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. The vulnerability is related to insecure usage of the Java XStream library for unmarshalling XML payloads. It has been reported that this vulnerability is being actively exploited, and it poses a significant risk to healthcare companies using the Mirth Connect platform.

Recommendations Update to version 4.4.1 or later to prevent unauthorized access. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Mirth Connect administrator interface until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Improper Access Control

OS Command Injection

Improper Privilege Management

Command Injection

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-78

CWE-269

CWE-77

CWE-502

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-07369

BDU:2024-05267

CVE-2023-43208

Affected Products

Mirth Connect

References · 93

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/mirth_connect_cve_2023_43208.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/K3ysTr0K3R/CVE-2023-43208-EXPLOIT · Exploit
• 🔥 https://horizon3.ai/nextgen-mirth-connect-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2023-43208 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176920/Mirth-Connect-4.4.0-Remote-Command-Execution.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43208 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-05267 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07369 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43208 · Security Note
• https://github.com/nextgenhealthcare/connect/releases/tag/4.4.1 · Note
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/9791 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/105175 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv · Note
• https://twitter.com/ksg93rd/status/1769419603522826591 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/thehackernews/4057 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cyberoux/status/1745826594940199278 · Twitter Post