HIGH
OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by making a crafted request to interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php after modifying the "hylafax_enscript" global variable in interface/super/edit_globals.php
Published Aug 15, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 10.24%
Description
OS command injection occurring in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by making a crafted request to interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php after modifying the "hylafax_enscript" global variable in interface/super/edit_globals.php.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.24% 0.10239
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10239
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10239) | 95.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10239) | 95.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08845) | 95.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10239) | 95.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08845) | 94.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10239) | 95.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08845) | 94.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10239) | 95.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 8.85% (0.08845) | 94.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10239) | 95.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 4.32% (0.04325) | 88.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 10, 2025 | 7.94% (0.07938) | 91.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.25% (0.06255) | 89.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.72% (0.14719) | 90.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 6.25% (0.06255) | 89.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.30% (0.07301) | 91.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 56.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 54.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 57.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 63.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 50.99th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 50.49th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 78.03th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://insecurity.sh/reports/openemr.pdf x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://insecurity.sh/reports/openemr.pdf | x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 15, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 7, 2018
Link CVE-2018-15155
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a