CVE-2018-15139 — Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files

Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images director

01What is this vulnerability?

Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-08-13T18:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T09:46:25.459Z

09References

• www.databreaches.net — https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-b…
• github.com — https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757/commits/c2808a0493243f618bbbb3459af…
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163110/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.html
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163482/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.html
• github.com — https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2018-15139-Exploit