CVE-2018-15139 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.78596.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Open-emr Subscribe	Openemr Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163110/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163482/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.html
https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2018-15139-Exploit
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757/commits/c2808a0493243f618bbbb3459af23c7da3dc5485
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.8098}`	epss `{'score': 0.80616}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-08-13T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:46:25.459Z

Reserved: 2018-08-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-15139

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-13T18:29:00.247

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:50:23.343

Link: CVE-2018-15139

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-434

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