# CVE-2023-39227: ​Softneta MedDream PACS Plaintext Storage of a Password

> Attackers can steal user credentials because MedDream PACS stores passwords in plaintext, leading to potential account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mxwh-28p4-8rr7

## What is CVE-2023-39227?

CVE-2023-39227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Softneta MedDream PACS, published on 11 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

​Softneta MedDream PACS stores usernames and passwords in plaintext. The plaintext storage could be abused by attackers to leak legitimate user’s credentials.

Weakness: CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39227?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Softneta Meddream Pacs.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-39227?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-39227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Softneta MedDream PACS

- [CVE-2023-40150](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40150/): Softneta MedDream PACS Exposed Dangerous Method or Function (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-39227 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-39227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Softneta MedDream PACS, published on 11 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Softneta MedDream PACS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39227/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39227/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39227
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39227
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39227

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39227/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.