CVE-2022-2824 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to 7.0.0.1.

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

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00514.

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

openemr

openemr/openemr

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 7.0.0.1

Configuration 1 [-]

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

No data.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Open-emr Subscribe	Openemr Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-35060	Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to 7.0.0.1.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/commit/c5d99452c173ef21a8e2241e2bbf4b66e2d7fe11
https://huntr.dev/bounties/1ccb2d1c-6881-4813-a5bc-1603d29b7141

History

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to 7.0.0.1.	Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to 7.0.0.1.

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2022-08-15T15:50:09.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:52:58.910Z

Reserved: 2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-2824

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-15T16:15:07.903

Modified: 2026-02-25T15:19:06.173

Link: CVE-2022-2824

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-639

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