Arbitrary file upload in OpenEMR - CVE-2018-15139
Published: August 13, 2018 / Updated: November 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31238
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15139
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.
Affected software
OpenEMR
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15139
Install update from vendor's website.
OpenEMR - update to 5.0.1.4
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #7080 - OpenEMR 5.0.1.3 - 'manage_site_files' Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) (2) (November 25, 2021)
- Exploit #6518 - exploit-CVE-2018-15139 (OpenEMR < 5.0.1.4 - (Authenticated) File upload - Remote command execution) (July 5, 2021)
- Exploit #5571 - OpenEMR 5.0.1.3 - 'manage_site_files' Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) (June 17, 2021)