OpenEMR up to 5.0.0 Patch 4 Cloning setup.php state information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OpenEMR up to 5.0.0 Patch 4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file setup.php of the component Cloning. Performing a manipulation of the argument state as part of Parameter results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-16540. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OpenEMR up to 5.0.0 Patch 4 (Business Process Management Software). This affects some unknown processing of the file setup.php of the component Cloning. The manipulation of the argument state as part of a Parameter leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

OpenEMR before 5.0.0 Patch 5 allows unauthenticated remote database copying because setup.php exposes functionality for cloning an existing OpenEMR site to an arbitrary attacker-controlled MySQL server via vectors involving a crafted state parameter.

The bug was discovered 09/23/2017. The weakness was presented 11/04/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at open-emr.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-16540 since 11/04/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:setup.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying the patch 5.0.0 Patch 5 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (43232) and SecurityFocus (BID 101983†). See VDB-60114, VDB-76301, VDB-113065 and VDB-113066 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 103410
OpenVAS Name: OpenEMR Database Disclosure Vulnerability
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Patch: 5.0.0 Patch 5

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09/23/2017 🔍
11/04/2017 +42 days 🔍
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01/23/2021 +1175 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: open-emr.org
Researcher: Isaac Sears
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-16540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109143
SecurityFocus: 101983 - OpenEMR CVE-2017-16540 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2017 14:43
Updated: 01/23/2021 08:22
Changes: 11/05/2017 14:43 (70), 12/04/2019 15:44 (6), 01/23/2021 08:22 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:A03:103

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