OpenEMR up to 7.0.0 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in OpenEMR up to 7.0.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-2943. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEMR up to 7.0.0 (Business Process Management Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Code Injection in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to 7.0.1.

The weakness was published 05/28/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-2943 since 05/27/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

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-2023-34389). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 4.6
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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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-2023-2943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230100
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2023 07:25
Updated: 12/19/2025 04:49
Changes: 05/28/2023 07:25 (51), 06/21/2023 14:12 (1), 06/21/2023 14:16 (11), 12/19/2025 04:49 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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