Path Traversal in Open-Emr Openemr
CVE-2019-14530
An issue was discovered in custom/ajax_download.php in OpenEMR before 5.0.2 via the fileName parameter. An attacker can download any file (that is readable by the user www-data) from server storage. If the requested file is writable for the www-data user and the directory /var/www/openemr/sites/default/documents/cqm_qrda/ exists, it will be deleted from server.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.655 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.655 · newest: 0.655 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/2592 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Wezery/CVE-2019-14530 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163215/OpenEMR-5.0.1.7-Path-Traversal.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163375/OpenEMR-5.0.1.7-Path-Traversal.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2019-14530-Exploit (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-14530?
- CVE-2019-14530 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2019-14530?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-14530 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.