Description
interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php in OpenEMR 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- OpenEMR 4.1 - '/Interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php?File' 'exec()' Call Arbitrary Shell Command Execution EDB-36651 · webapps · Feb 1, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/HTB23069
- 78731 vdb-entry
- 51788 vdb-entry
- 20120201 Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenEMR mailing-list
- 47781 third-party-advisory
- openemr-faxdispatch-command-execution(72915) vdb-entry
- http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches