VDB-230097 · CVE-2023-2942 · EUVD-2023-34388

OpenEMR up to 7.0.0 input validation

CVSS Meta Temp Score CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.	Current Exploit Price (≈) Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.	CTI Interest Score Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
7.4	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 7.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-2942. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenEMR up to 7.0.0 (Business Process Management Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Input Validation in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to 7.0.1.

The weakness was disclosed 05/28/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-2942 since 05/27/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 7.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c1c0805696ca68577c37bf30e29f90e5f3e0f1a9 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-34388). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Name

OpenEMR

Version

License

open-source

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.1
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

CVSSv2info

AV	AC	Au	C	I	A
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳

Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Today	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: OpenEMR 7.0.1
Patch: c1c0805696ca68577c37bf30e29f90e5f3e0f1a9

Timelineinfo

05/27/2023 🔍
05/28/2023 +1 days 🔍
05/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/19/2025 +936 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: c1c0805696ca68577c37bf30e29f90e5f3e0f1a9
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230097
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2023 07:21
Updated: 12/19/2025 04:49
Changes: 05/28/2023 07:21 (50), 06/21/2023 13:42 (1), 06/21/2023 13:48 (11), 12/19/2025 04:49 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.