Path traversal in OpenEMR - CVE-2018-17180
Published: May 23, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18586
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17180
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
OpenEMR
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17180
Install updates from vendor's website.
OpenEMR - update to 5.0.1.7