CVE-2026-42517 (GCVE-0-2026-42517)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-29 08:30 – Updated: 2026-04-29 12:14
VLAI
Title
Cryptographic Failure Vulnerability in e-Sushrut HMIS
Summary
This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to the use of reversible Base64 encoding for protecting sensitive data. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by decoding and manipulating Base64-encoded parameters in the request URL to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the targeted system.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization bypass through User-Controlled key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
This vulnerability is reported by Harsh Verma
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