CVE-2015-4453 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and access sensitive data by manipulating a parameter in OpenEMR scripts.
- 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-2015-4453?
CVE-2015-4453 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 5 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via an ignoreAuth=1 value to certain scripts, as demonstrated by (1) interface/fax/fax_dispatch_newpid.php and (2) interface/billing/sl_eob_search.php.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4453?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4453?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2015-4453 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4453 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mm4-c3cw-4h46.