Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-6272 · published 20 February 2018
CVE-2016-6272: Epic mychart xml injection vulnerability
Epic · Mychart
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.
Description
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146418/EPIC-MyChart-SQL-Injection.html | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44098/ | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146418/EPIC-MyChart-SQL-Injection.html | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44098/ | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-6272), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.