Description
The Patient Portal of OpenEMR 5.0.2.1 is affected by a Command Injection vulnerability in /interface/main/backup.php. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker can send a POST request that executes arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_PatchesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-5-0-2-patch-5-has-been-released/15431Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.sonarsource.com/t/openemr-5-0-2-1-command-injection-vulnerability-puts-health-records-at-risk/33592Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_PatchesPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 7, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified