CVE-2012-0992 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php in OpenEMR 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file parameter.

Published: 2012-02-07

Score: 8.5 High

EPSS: 5.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openemr:openemr:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1015	interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php in OpenEMR 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04965.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-02/0004.html
http://osvdb.org/78731
http://secunia.com/advisories/47781
http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51788
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72915
https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/HTB23069

History

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Subscriptions

Openemr Openemr

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-02-07T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:45:26.111Z

Reserved: 2012-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0992

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-02-07T21:55:03.640

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0992

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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