CVE-2018-15139

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.

Affected products

openemr: before 5.0.1.4 — fixed in 5.0.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openemr 5.0.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163110/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163482/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.html
https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2018-15139-Exploit
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757/commits/c2808a0493243f618bbbb3459af23c7da3dc5485
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163110/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163482/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.html
https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2018-15139-Exploit
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757/commits/c2808a0493243f618bbbb3459af23c7da3dc5485
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/

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