CVE-2019-3968 Command injection in OpenEMR
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host system via the Scanned Forms interface in OpenEMR.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3968?
CVE-2019-3968 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 20 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In OpenEMR 5.0.1 and earlier, an authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host system via the Scanned Forms interface when creating a new form.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-3968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6m65-hxjr-pf9p.