CVE-2017-1000241
The application OpenEMR version 5.0.0, 5.0.1-dev and prior is affected by vertical privilege escalation vulnerability.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The application OpenEMR version 5.0.0, 5.0.1-dev and prior is affected by vertical privilege escalation vulnerability. This vulnerability can allow an authenticated non-administrator users to view and modify information only accessible to administrators.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.70% probability · 53th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- open-emr/openemr
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.wizlynxgroup.com/security-research-advisories/vuln/WLX-2017-004Issue Tracking, Technical Description
- https://www.wizlynxgroup.com/security-research-advisories/vuln/WLX-2017-004Issue Tracking, Technical Description
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.