CVE-2013-10044 (GCVE-0-2013-10044)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-01 20:46 – Updated: 2025-11-28 21:39
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Summary
An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in OpenEMR ≤ 4.1.1 Patch 14 that allows a low-privileged attacker to extract administrator credentials and subsequently escalate privileges. Once elevated, the attacker can exploit an unrestricted file upload flaw to achieve remote code execution, resulting in full compromise of the application and its host system.
Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
OpenEMR Foundation OpenEMR Affected: * , ≤ 4.1.1 Patch 14 (semver)
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