CVE-2018-17179 in the critical feed json
An issue was discovered in OpenEMR before 5.0.1 Patch 7.
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-8953
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.8%
- EPSS 12.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit
Summary
An issue was discovered in OpenEMR before 5.0.1 Patch 7. There is SQL Injection in the make_task function in /interface/forms/eye_mag/php/taskman_functions.php via /interface/forms/eye_mag/taskman.php.
Patch / fix
- open-emr openemr 5.0.1.7
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- First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/sqli/openemr/openemr_sqli_dump)
- Published
Exploit prediction
12.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/sqli/openemr/openemr_sqli_dump OpenEMR 5.0.1 Patch 6 SQLi Dump metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2019-05-17
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 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
-
github.com
/openemr/openemr/commit/3e22d11c7175c1ebbf3d862545ce6fee18f70617
patch, third-party-advisory
-
open-emr.org
/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches#5.0.1_Patch_.289.2F9.2F18.29
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-17179
- NVD CVE-2018-17179
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