OpenEMR up to 6.x setup.php path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in OpenEMR up to 6.x. This impacts an unknown function of the file setup.php. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-22974. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 6.x (Business Process Management Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file setup.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A Path Traversal in setup.php in OpenEMR < 7.0.0 allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files by controlling a connection to an attacker-controlled MySQL server.

The weakness was shared 02/23/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at sonarsource.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-22974 since 01/11/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:setup.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 7.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27074). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenEMR 7.0.0

Timelineinfo

01/11/2023 🔍
02/23/2023 +43 days 🔍
02/23/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/06/2025 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sonarsource.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-22974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221659
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/23/2023 07:56
Updated: 10/06/2025 02:09
Changes: 02/23/2023 07:56 (40), 03/24/2023 10:07 (11), 10/06/2025 02:09 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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