HTTP: OpenEMR globals.php Authentication Bypass

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the OpenEMR globals.php script. Successful exploitation will bypass authentication and allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system.

Extended 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.

Affected Products

Open-emr openemr

References

CVE: CVE-2015-4453

Short Name
HTTP:PHP:OPENEMR-GLOBALS-AB
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Authentication Bypass CVE-2015-4453 OpenEMR globals.php
Release Date
10/26/2015
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Open-emr

CVSS Score

5.0

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