5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-4453
OpenEMR Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via an ignoreAuth=1 value to certain scripts, as demonstrated by (1) interface/fax/fax_dispatch_newpid.php and (2) interface/billing/sl_eob_search.php.

INFO

Published Date :

July 5, 2015, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 7, 2016, 6:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4453 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Open-emr openemr
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-4453.

URL Resource
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22677713/index.html Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000092 Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132368/OpenEMR-4.2.0-Authentication-Bypass.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/48
http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75299

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-4453 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The web interface in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via an ignoreAuth=1 value to certain scripts, as demonstrated by (1) interface/fax/fax_dispatch_newpid.php and (2) interface/billing/sl_eob_search.php.
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132368/OpenEMR-4.2.0-Authentication-Bypass.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75299 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Translation mquirke alopezp
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via an ignoreAuth=1 value to certain scripts, as demonstrated by (1) interface/fax/fax_dispatch_newpid.php and (2) interface/billing/sl_eob_search.php. The web interface in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches No Types Assigned http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22677713/index.html No Types Assigned http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22677713/index.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000092 No Types Assigned http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000092 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The web interface in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via an ignoreAuth=1 value to certain scripts, as demonstrated by (1) interface/fax/fax_dispatch_newpid.php and (2) interface/billing/sl_eob_search.php.
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/48
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-4453 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

34.44 }} 0.00%

score

0.96381

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability