OpenEMR 5.0.1.4 fax_view.php File cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR 5.0.1.4. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file interface/fax/fax_view.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument File as part of Parameter can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-1000218. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in OpenEMR 5.0.1.4 (Business Process Management Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file interface/fax/fax_view.php. The manipulation of the argument file as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

OpenEMR version v5_0_1_4 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in The 'file' parameter in line #43 of interface/fax/fax_view.php that can result in The vulnerability could allow remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must visit on a specially crafted URL..

The bug was discovered 07/26/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/20/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1000218 since 08/20/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:interface/fax/fax_view.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• OpenEMR

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• 5.0.1.4

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/openemr/openemr/

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