CVE-2018-15156

Description

OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by making a crafted request to interface/fax/faxq.php after modifying the "hylafax_server" global variable in interface/super/edit_globals.php.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.94% 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 third party advisory technical description
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/ third party advisory
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15156?
CVE-2018-15156 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15156?
To fix CVE-2018-15156, 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-2018-15156 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-15156 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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