CVE-2023-43208: NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
CVE-2023-43208 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-05-20
NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution due to the deserialization of untrusted data. This vulnerability stems from an incomplete patch for CVE-2023-37679 and allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via specially crafted requests.
Quick answers
Is CVE-2023-43208 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2023-43208 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 20 May 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2023-43208?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 20 May 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect before 4.4.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-43208?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2023-43208 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-43208?
Check whether you run NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect before 4.4.1
Timeline
2023-10-26: disclosed: NVD Published Date
2024-05-20: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2024-05-20: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild in CISA KEV catalog