CVE-2018-15152 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication to access sensitive patient data and portal features in OpenEMR without valid credentials.
- 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-2018-15152?
CVE-2018-15152 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 15 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15152?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15152?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15152 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-2018-15152 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15152 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgrj-v63m-534x.