CVE-2018-15152

Public Exploit

Description

Authentication bypass vulnerability in portal/account/register.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote attacker to access (1) portal/add_edit_event_user.php, (2) portal/find_appt_popup_user.php, (3) portal/get_allergies.php, (4) portal/get_amendments.php, (5) portal/get_lab_results.php, (6) portal/get_medications.php, (7) portal/get_patient_documents.php, (8) portal/get_problems.php, (9) portal/get_profile.php, (10) portal/portal_payment.php, (11) portal/messaging/messages.php, (12) portal/messaging/secure_chat.php, (13) portal/report/pat_ledger.php, (14) portal/report/portal_custom_report.php, or (15) portal/report/portal_patient_report.php without authenticating as a patient.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.54% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory open-emr.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://insecurity.sh/reports/openemr.pdf url repurposed
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/ third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1758/files third party advisory patch
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches patch vendor advisory release notes
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163181/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Authentication-Bypass.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2018-15152-Exploit third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15152?
CVE-2018-15152 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15152?
To fix CVE-2018-15152, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-15152 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-15152 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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