SB2019052308 - Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenEMR



SB2019052308 - Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenEMR

Published: May 23, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019052308
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17181)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in SaveAudit function in /portal/lib/paylib.php and portalAudit function in /portal/lib/appsql.class.php. A remote authenticated 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.


2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17180)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences passed via "docid" HTTP GEt parameter to "/portal/lib/download_template.php" URL. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


3) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17179)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the make_task() function in "/interface/forms/eye_mag/php/taskman_functions.php" script. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the "/interface/forms/eye_mag/taskman.php" URL 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.