Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU9457

SQL injection in OpenEMR - CVE-2017-16540

Published: November 30, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9457

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16540

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.

The vulnerability exists in the setup.php installation scriptdue to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.