CVE-2018-15152 in the critical feed json
Authentication bypass vulnerability in portal/account/register.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote attacker to access…
published 2018-08-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-7032
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 25.0%
- EPSS 25.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Authentication bypass vulnerability in portal/account/register.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote attacker to access (1) portal/add_edit_event_user.php, (2) portal/find_appt_popup_user.php, (3) portal/get_allergies.php, (4) portal/get_amendments.php, (5) portal/get_lab_results.php, (6) portal/get_medications.php, (7) portal/get_patient_documents.php, (8) portal/get_problems.php, (9) portal/get_profile.php, (10) portal/portal_payment.php, (11) portal/messaging/messages.php, (12) portal/messaging/secure_chat.php, (13) portal/report/pat_ledger.php, (14) portal/report/portal_custom_report.php, or (15) portal/report/portal_patient_report.php without authenticating as a patient.
Patch / fix
- open-emr openemr 5.0.1.4
- github.com/openemr/openemr#1758 pull request
- open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches advisory
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-50017)
Exploit prediction
25.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-50017 OpenEMR 5.0.1.3 - Authentication Bypass webapps, 2021-06-16
- databreaches.net https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163181/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Authentication-Bypass.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2018-15152-Exploit referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
-
github.com
/openemr/openemr/pull/1758/files
patch, third-party-advisory
-
open-emr.org
/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
patch, release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
databreaches.net
/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/163181/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Authentication-Bypass.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
github.com
/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2018-15152-Exploit
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
insecurity.sh
/reports/openemr.pdf
url-repurposed
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-15152
- NVD CVE-2018-15152
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