CVE-2023-22973

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-02-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in interface/forms/LBF/new.php in OpenEMR < 7.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via the formname parameter.

Affected products

openemr: before 7.0.0 — fixed in 7.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openemr 7.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches#7.0.0_Patch_.2811.2F30.2F22.29
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/openemr-remote-code-execution-in-your-healthcare-system/
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches#7.0.0_Patch_.2811.2F30.2F22.29
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/openemr-remote-code-execution-in-your-healthcare-system/

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