SQL injection vulnerability in interface/login/validateUser.php in OpenEMR 4.1.0 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to execute ar…

published 2012-09-09 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2117

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

SQL injection vulnerability in interface/login/validateUser.php in OpenEMR 4.1.0 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the u parameter.

Timeline

2011-12-25 First public exploit (EDB-18274)
2012-09-09 Published

Exploit prediction

2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-18274 OpenEMR 4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2011-12-25
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51247 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/18274
exploit
securityfocus.com /bid/51247
vdb-entry, exploit
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/04/17/1
mailing-list
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/7
mailing-list
mavitunasecurity.com /sql-injection-vulnerability-in-openemr/
osvdb.org /78132
vdb-entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/71983
vdb-entry
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2012/Jan/27
mailing-list
archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0013.html
mailing-list
open-emr.org /wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-2115
NVD CVE-2012-2115

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Summary