SB2017030302 - Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenEMR

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SB2017030302 - Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenEMR

Published: March 3, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017030302
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) OS command execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000019)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The weakness exists in fax_dispatch.php due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands in the context of the authenticated user.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000020)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in open-flash-chart.swf and _posteddata.phpdue to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References