CVE-2011-5161
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the patient photograph functionality in OpenEMR 4...
CVE-2011-5161 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Open-emr Openemr, published September 9, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the patient photograph functionality in OpenEMR 4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the patient directory under documents/.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the patient photograph functionality in OpenEMR 4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the patient directory under documents/.
- Record
CVE-2011-5161- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the patient photograph functionality in OpenEMR 4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the patient directory under documents/.
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CVE-2011-5161- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-5061 No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the patient photograph functionality in OpenEMR 4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the patient directory under documents/.
- Record
EUVD-2011-5061- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35cf-cqr4-fr2m No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the patient photograph functionality in OpenEMR 4...
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the patient photograph functionality in OpenEMR 4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the patient directory under documents/.
- Record
GHSA-35cf-cqr4-fr2m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OpenEMR 4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2011-12-25 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |