# CVE-2025-54156: Santesoft Sante PACS Server Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

> The Sante PACS Server Web Portal transmits credentials in cleartext, allowing attackers to intercept sensitive information and potentially take over accounts.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vvgm-59fr-gpvh

## What is CVE-2025-54156?

CVE-2025-54156 is a critical vulnerability in Santesoft Sante PACS Server, published on 18 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Sante PACS Server Web Portal sends credential information without encryption.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54156?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Santesoft Sante Pacs Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-54156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-54156 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Santesoft Sante PACS Server

- [CVE-2025-2263](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2263/): Santesoft Sante PACS Server Stack-based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51637/): Sante PACS Server PG Patient Query SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-1863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1863/): Sante PACS Server Token Endpoint SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2272/): SQL injection in PACS Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-53948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53948/): Santesoft Sante PACS Server Double Free (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-54156 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-54156 is a critical vulnerability in Santesoft Sante PACS Server, published on 18 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Santesoft Sante PACS Server. 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-2025-54156/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54156/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54156
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54156
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54156

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54156/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.