CVE-2023-22973 — A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in interface/forms/LBF/new
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in interface/forms/LBF/new.php in OpenEMR < 7.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via the formname parameter.
Published
2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-03-12T14:52:47.015Z
01What is this vulnerability?
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in interface/forms/LBF/new.php in OpenEMR < 7.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via the formname parameter.
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: 2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-03-12T14:52:47.015Z
09References
- www.open-emr.org — https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches#7.0.0_Patch_.2811.2F30.2…
- www.sonarsource.com — https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/openemr-remote-code-execution-in-your-healthcar…
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