CVE-2018-15156

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-08-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by making a crafted request to interface/fax/faxq.php after modifying the "hylafax_server" global variable in interface/super/edit_globals.php.

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/1757
https://insecurity.sh/reports/openemr.pdf
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757
https://insecurity.sh/reports/openemr.pdf
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches

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