SB2012091002 - SQL injection in OpenEMR
Published: September 10, 2012 Updated: July 20, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012091002
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2115)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the u parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0013.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jan/27
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18274
- http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/sql-injection-vulnerability-in-openemr/
- http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/17/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/7
- http://www.osvdb.org/78132
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51247
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71983