CVE-2023-22973

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Published Feb 22, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in interface/forms/LBF/new.php in OpenEMR < 7.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via the formname 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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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-2023-27073	A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in interface/forms/LBF/new.php in OpenEMR < 7.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via the formname parameter.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.812% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches#7.0.0_Patch_.2811.2F30.2F22.29
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/openemr-remote-code-execution-in-your-healthcare-system/

History

Mar 12, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Open-emr Openemr

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 2:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 22, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 2:52 PM
Reserved: Jan 11, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:20 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:20 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 22, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

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