CVE-2024-6796Network attack vector

Unauthenticated access to portal database

Published Sep 9, 2024 · Updated Sep 9, 2024

Improper access control in Baxter Connex Health Portal before 8/30/2024 allows remote attackers to access or modify its database. Baxter has not published the affected endpoint, authorization check, or request parameters that permit access to patient and clinician information. No authentication or user interaction is required; the bounded consequence is unauthorized database access and content modification.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Baxter Connex Health Portal before 8/30/2024 allows remote attackers to access or modify its database. Baxter has not published the affected endpoint, authorization check, or request parameters that permit access to patient and clinician information. No authentication or user interaction is required; the bounded consequence is unauthorized database access and content modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6796
Published
Sep 9, 2024
Updated
Sep 9, 2024
Vendor
Baxter International
Product
Connex Health Portal
Classifications
CWE-284, CAPEC-115, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8/30/2024
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <8.30.2024

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Baxter International · Connex Health Portalversion=0 <8/30/2024; version=0 <8.30.2024

Published CVSS scores

8.2BaxterCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
9.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
CAPEC-115Authentication Bypass
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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