SQL Injection in eClinicalWorks Patient Portal (CVE-2017-5570)
Summary
SQL injection in eClinicalWorks Patient Portal (CVE-2017-5570). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An issue was discovered in eClinicalWorks Patient Portal 7.0 build 13. This is a blind SQL injection within the messageJson.jsp, which can only be exploited by authenticated users via an HTTP POST request and which can be used to dump database data out to a malicious server, using an out-of-band technique such as select_loadfile().
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-5570 has been found in eClinicalWorks Patient Portal.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "eClinicalWorks Patient Portal CVE-2017-5570" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-5570 (eClinicalWorks Patient Portal) — CWE-89 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SQL injection (CWE-89) exists in eClinicalWorks Patient Portal.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of eClinicalWorks Patient Portal.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで eClinicalWorks Patient Portal を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory gist.github.com