{"id":24964,"date":"2025-04-16T09:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T09:19:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-14T23:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T23:36:09","slug":"cve-2023-4164-critical-health-data-disclosure-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-4164-critical-health-data-disclosure-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-4164: Critical Health Data Disclosure Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are reviewing CVE-2023-4164, a significant security vulnerability that could lead to potential system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability is particularly alarming as it involves the potential disclosure of sensitive health data, a category of data that is usually protected by stringent regulations. This vulnerability is due to a missing permission check, which could allow an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20936-escalation-of-privileges-through-improper-access-control-in-hdcp-trustlet\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30661\">access this sensitive information without requiring additional execution privileges<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52307-high-severity-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-prior-to-version-2-6-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33973\">vulnerability holds a high severity<\/a> score of 8.4 on the CVSS scale, highlighting its potential to cause serious harm if left unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-4164<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.4)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Local information disclosure of sensitive health data, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0573-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29336\">potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3280358472\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>HealthSoft Pro | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3248-critical-code-injection-vulnerability-in-langflow-versions-prior-to-1-3-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30423\">Versions prior<\/a> to 4.2.1<br \/>\nHealthData Manager | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21632-critical-vulnerability-in-omniauth-microsoft-graph-prior-to-version-2-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30702\">Versions prior<\/a> to 6.7.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-48905-high-risk-insecure-permissions-vulnerability-in-sematell-replyone\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42923\">vulnerability stems from a missing permission<\/a> check in the affected software. This allows an attacker with local access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0576-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29390\">system to potentially<\/a> retrieve sensitive health data. The attacker does not require any additional execution privileges, making it relatively easy for unauthorized users to exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0572-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29337\">vulnerability if they gain access to the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-630649397\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47667-critical-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-zendto\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29335\">vulnerability could be exploited using a simple command<\/a> similar to the following:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ curl http:\/\/localhost:8080\/api\/patientdata\/{patient_id}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, if the `patient_id` is known or guessed, the application returns the patient&#8217;s health <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50930-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-in-savignano-s-notify-leading-to-configuration-tampering-and-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31990\">data without checking if the requester<\/a> has the appropriate permissions to access this data. The returned data might contain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3529-sensitive-information-exposure-in-wordpress-simple-shopping-cart-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42097\">sensitive information<\/a>, such as medical history or insurance details, which should be strictly protected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users should immediately apply the vendor-provided patch. If a patch is not yet available, or if it&#8217;s not immediately possible to apply the patch, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help provide temporary mitigation.<br \/>\nIn the longer term, it is crucial to establish a strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33114-npu-memory-corruption-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31856\">system of permission checks to ensure that sensitive data<\/a> cannot be accessed without the appropriate privileges. Regular audits of these permissions can help identify and address any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0577-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-router-allows-potential-remote-exploitation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29423\">potential vulnerabilities<\/a> before they can be exploited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview We are reviewing CVE-2023-4164, a significant security vulnerability that could lead to potential system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability is particularly alarming as it involves the potential disclosure of sensitive health data, a category of data that is usually protected by stringent regulations. This vulnerability is due to a missing permission check, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-24964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24964"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38232,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964\/revisions\/38232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=24964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}