CVE-2018-15139
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 19.04% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 14 June 2021
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- open-emr/openemr
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 19.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163110/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163482/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2018-15139-ExploitExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757/commits/c2808a0493243f618bbbb3459af23c7da3dc5485Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163110/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163482/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2018-15139-ExploitExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757/commits/c2808a0493243f618bbbb3459af23c7da3dc5485Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.