CVE-2018-15148

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Published Aug 15, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in interface/patient_file/encounter/search_code.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'text' parameter.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-7028	SQL injection vulnerability in interface/patient_file/encounter/search_code.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'text' parameter.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.384% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757/files
https://insecurity.sh/reports/openemr.pdf
https://www.databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity/
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches

History

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00054}`	epss `{'score': 0.00052}`

Subscriptions

Open-emr Openemr

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:46 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 15, 2018, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:46 AM
Reserved: Aug 7, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 15, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

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