XPath Injection in Epic Mychart
CVE-2016-6272
XPath injection vulnerability in Epic MyChart allows remote attackers to access contents of an XML document containing static display strings, such as field labels, via the topic parameter to help.asp. NOTE: this was originally reported as a SQL injection vulnerability, but this may be inaccurate.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.209 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.209 · newest: 0.209 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44098/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/146418/EPIC-MyChart-SQL-Injection.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6272?
- CVE-2016-6272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Epic Mychart, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6272?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6272 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.