SQL Injection Vulnerability in OpenEMR by OpenEMR
CVE-2019-17197

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Open-emr

Status
Openemr
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 October 2019

What is CVE-2019-17197?

OpenEMR, a widely used open-source electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management solution, is susceptible to an SQL Injection vulnerability found in the Lifestyle demographic filter criteria within the library/clinical_rules.php file. This flaw enables attackers to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive patient data and affecting the integrity of the system. The vulnerability is particularly critical in a healthcare setting where patient confidentiality and data security are paramount.

References

https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/2692
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https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/2698/files
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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