Six Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in J4Care dcm4chee-arc-light Medical Imaging Platform
CVSS scores up to 9.1; flaws enable image deletion, patient data disclosure, and denial-of-service conditions
Key Takeaways
- Six vulnerabilities affect J4Care dcm4chee-arc-light version 5.35.1, with CVSS scores up to 9.1 (v3) and 9.3 (v4).
- Flaws include missing authorization, infinite loops in parsing libraries, and inefficient algorithmic complexity.
- Exploitation could allow deletion of medical images, disclosure of patient data, injection of forged studies, record reassignment, file overwriting, and denial-of-service conditions.
- J4Care recommends upgrading to release 5.35.2 or later to remediate the vulnerabilities.
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