CVE-2026-42514
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Description
This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to exposure of OTPs in plaintext within API responses. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by intercepting API responses containing valid OTPs. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to impersonate the target user and gain unauthorized access to user accounts on the targeted system.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-29 09:16:24.553000
Last modified
2026-10-26 20:10:00.160000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-04-29T09:16:24.553",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T20:10:00.160",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "This vulnerability exists in e-Sushrut due to exposure of OTPs in plaintext within API responses. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by intercepting API responses containing valid OTPs.\n\nSuccessful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to impersonate the target user and gain unauthorized access to user accounts on the targeted system."
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"value": "Esta vulnerabilidad existe en e-Sushrut debido a la exposición de OTPs en texto plano dentro de las respuestas de la API. Un atacante remoto podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad interceptando las respuestas de la API que contienen OTPs válidos.\n\nLa explotación exitosa de esta vulnerabilidad podría permitir a un atacante suplantar al usuario objetivo y obtener acceso no autorizado a las cuentas de usuario en el sistema objetivo."
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"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "CDAC-Noida",
"product": "e-Sushrut, Hospital Management Information System (HMIS)",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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"type": "Secondary",
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"attackVector": "NETWORK",
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"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
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