CVE-2023-43208 NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect: unsafe data loading
In plain words: The program unpacks saved data from outside without checking it is safe. Usually lets an attacker run code on the server.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Jun 10, 2024
What to do
- Install NextGen Healthcare's security update for Mirth Connect. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- Product
- NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect
- CISA description
- NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows for unauthenticated remote code execution via a specially crafted request.
- Type of flaw
- Unsafe data loading (CWE-502)
- Confirmed exploited
- May 20, 2024 — known to be used in ransomware attacks
- US federal patch deadline
- Jun 10, 2024
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Questions about CVE-2023-43208
Is CVE-2023-43208 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-43208 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 20, 2024, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks, including by ransomware groups.
How do I fix CVE-2023-43208?
Install NextGen Healthcare's security update for Mirth Connect. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-43208?
Only if you use NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.