Path traversal in OpenEMR - CVE-2018-15141
Published: August 13, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31240
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15141
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.
Directory traversal in portal/import_template.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote attacker authenticated in the patient portal to delete arbitrary files via the "docid" parameter when the mode is set to delete.
Affected software
OpenEMR
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15141
Install update from vendor's website.
OpenEMR - update to 5.0.1.4