CVE-2018-15140
Directory traversal in portal/import_template.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote attacker authenticated in the patient portal to read arbitrary files via the "docid" parameter when the mode is set to get.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Directory traversal in portal/import_template.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote attacker authenticated in the patient portal to read arbitrary files via the "docid" parameter when the mode is set to get.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 16.48% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 August 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- open-emr/openemr
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 14.0% on 21 September 2026 to 16.5% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 16.7% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
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
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1765/filesPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45202/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1765/filesPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45202/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.