{"id":71243,"date":"2025-09-04T12:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:45:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-30T02:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:18:04","slug":"cve-2025-8857-unauthenticated-remote-access-due-to-hard-coded-credentials-in-clinic-image-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8857-unauthenticated-remote-access-due-to-hard-coded-credentials-in-clinic-image-system\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-8857: Unauthenticated Remote Access due to Hard-Coded Credentials in Clinic Image System<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s post, we are going to delve into a recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-8857, which could potentially compromise the Clinic Image System developed by Changing. This vulnerability is of particular concern due to the high severity score of 9.8, indicating a critical risk. Clinics, hospitals, and healthcare providers using this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53763-improper-access-control-in-azure-databricks-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79798\">system are at risk of unauthorized access<\/a> and data leakage, which could not only disrupt their operations but also violate patient privacy regulations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-8857<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7384-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79069\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1885677727\" 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>Clinic Image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79782\">System | All versions<\/a> prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability originates from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54802-critical-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-pyload-enabling-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78852\">hard-coded administrative credentials<\/a> embedded in the source code of the Clinic Image System. This allows any remote attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8995-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-drupal-authenticator-login\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78888\">bypass authentication<\/a> mechanisms and log into the system using these credentials.<br \/>\nOnce logged in with administrator privileges, the attacker could potentially have unfettered access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30105-sensitive-information-leak-in-dell-xtremio\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80904\">sensitive information<\/a>, including patient data. Moreover, they could manipulate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-43110-critical-unauthenticated-remote-system-configuration-vulnerability-in-voltronic-power-viewpower-powershield-netguard\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83111\">system configurations<\/a>, disrupt operations, or even introduce malicious software into the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2620201549\" 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>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.clinicimagesystem.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;username&quot;: &quot;hardcoded_admin_user&quot;,\n&quot;password&quot;: &quot;hardcoded_admin_password&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST request to the login endpoint of the Clinic Image System with the hard-coded admin credentials, gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40743-unauthorized-vnc-access-in-sinumerik-systems-due-to-insufficient-password-verification\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80316\">unauthorized access to the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a temporary mitigation measure, users of the Clinic Image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42963-critical-vulnerability-in-sap-netweaver-application-server-allows-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91926\">System can implement a Web Application<\/a> Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block suspicious activities.<br \/>\nHowever, the recommended long-term solution is to apply the vendor patch which removes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35451-unchangeable-hard-coded-credentials-in-ptzoptics-cameras-expose-users-to-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88210\">hard-coded credentials<\/a> from the source code. Users are urged to apply this patch as soon as possible to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49759-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sql-server-potentially-enabling-privilege-escalation-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79204\">potential attacks exploiting this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In today&#8217;s post, we are going to delve into a recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-8857, which could potentially compromise the Clinic Image System developed by Changing. This vulnerability is of particular concern due to the high severity score of 9.8, indicating a critical risk. 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