What is CVE-2019-8371?

CVE-2019-8371 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-8371?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Open-Emr Openemr

CVE-2019-8371

OpenEMR v5.0.1-6 allows code execution.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2019-09-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (85.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Open-Emr Openemr — versions 5.0.1-6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

know.bishopfox.com/advisories/openemr-5-0-16-remote-code-execution-cross-site-s… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8371?: CVE-2019-8371 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-8371?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.