SB2015070502 - Improper Authentication in OpenEMR
Published: July 5, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015070502
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4453)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via an ignoreAuth=1 value to certain scripts, as demonstrated by (1) interface/fax/fax_dispatch_newpid.php and (2) interface/billing/sl_eob_search.php.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22677713/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000092
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132368/OpenEMR-4.2.0-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/48
- http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75299