CVE-2012-0992
interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php in OpenEMR 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0992- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1015 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1015- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gqxm-8c59-p8xh No score
interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php in OpenEMR 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gqxm-8c59-p8xh- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OpenEMR 4.1 - '/Interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php?File' 'exec()' Call Arbitrary Shell Command Execution | 2012-02-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0992 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Openemr, published February 7, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.66%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
htbridge.ch/advisory/HTB23069
osvdb.org/78731
securityfocus.com/bid/51788
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-02/0004.html
secunia.com/advisories/47781
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72915
open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0992
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gqxm-8c59-p8xh