CVE-2022-4506 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in openemr/openemr
High 7.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4506 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-4506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 15 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4506 exists.
Affected product: Open-Emr Openemr. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4506/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4506/index.md)
Attackers can upload malicious files to OpenEMR, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.
- 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-2022-4506?
CVE-2022-4506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 15 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to 7.0.0.2.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4506?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4506 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4506 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-w6pw-jxf7-p7gx.