Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenEMR

Published: 2018-08-20 | Updated: 2022-07-20

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-1000218 CVE-2018-1000219
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	OpenEMR Client/Desktop applications / Other client software
Vendor	OpenEMR

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU36770

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000218

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing data passed via The victim must visit on a specially crafted URL. 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenEMR: 5.0.1.4

External links

http://github.com/openemr/openemr/blob/1b495b0b3cd16daf1e5f085145d9e19dea479c7f/interface/fax/fax_view.php#L43
http://github.com/openemr/openemr/issues/1781

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.