High severity · published Aug 15, 2018
CVE-2018-15153
OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by making a crafted request to…
8.8
CVSS
61.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by making a crafted request to interface/main/daemon_frame.php after modifying the "hylafax_server" global variable in interface/super/edit_globals.php.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)61.2% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openemr · Open-emr
before 5.0.1.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15153
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15153
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757
Technical Description
https://insecurity.sh/reports/openemr.pdf
Third Party Advisory
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45161/
Patch
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
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