CVE-2018-15142

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 18.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal in portal/import_template.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote attacker authenticated in the patient portal to execute arbitrary PHP code by writing a file with a PHP extension via the "docid" and "content" parameters and accessing it in the traversed 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

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1765/files
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45202/
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1765/files
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45202/

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