SB2019082031 - OS Command Injection in OpenEMR OpenEMR
Published: August 20, 2019 Updated: September 6, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019082031
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3968)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in the Scanned Forms interface when creating a new form. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted input to the affected form and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.