CVE-2016-6272 in the critical feed json
XPath injection vulnerability in Epic MyChart allows remote attackers to access contents of an XML document containing static display strin…
published 2018-02-20 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7202
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 20.9%
- EPSS 20.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-44098)
- Published
Exploit prediction
20.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-44098 EPIC MyChart - X-Path Injection webapps, 2018-02-16
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146418/EPIC-MyChart-SQL-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-91 XML Injection
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/44098/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/146418/EPIC-MyChart-SQL-Injection.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6272
- NVD CVE-2016-6272
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