CVE-2007-0649 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can overwrite variables to execute arbitrary code or inject scripts via unsafe extract operations in OpenEMR.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0649?
CVE-2007-0649 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Variable overwrite vulnerability in interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary program variables and conduct other unauthorized activities, such as conduct (a) remote file inclusion attacks via the srcdir parameter in custom/import_xml.php or (b) cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the rootdir parameter in interface/login/login_frame.php, via vectors associated with extract operations on the (1) POST and (2) GET superglobal arrays. NOTE: this issue was originally disputed before the extract behavior was identified in post-disclosure analysis. Also, the original report identified "Open Conference Systems," but this was an error.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openemr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0649?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2007-0649 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0649 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3pjr-r4gg-jphf.