CVE-2018-15139
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5...
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.
- Record
CVE-2018-15139- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.
- Record
CVE-2018-15139- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7019 No score
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.
- Record
EUVD-2018-7019- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3wf-qw98-rgj3
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5...
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.
- Record
GHSA-r3wf-qw98-rgj3- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Unrestricted file upload in interface/super/manage_site_files.php in versions of OpenEMR before 5.0.1.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension via the images upload form and accessing it in the images directory.
- Record
CVE-2018-15139- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OpenEMR 5.0.1.3 - 'manage_site_files' Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) | 2021-06-14 |
| Exploit-DB | OpenEMR 5.0.1.3 - 'manage_site_files' Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) (2) | 2021-07-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | sec-it/exploit-CVE-2018-15139 | 2021-07-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-15139 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Open-emr Openemr, published August 13, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
databreaches.net/openemr-patches-serious-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-project-insecurity
github.com/openemr/openemr/pull/1757/commits/c2808a0493243f618bbbb3459af23c7da3dc5485
packetstormsecurity.com/files/163110/OpenEMR-5.0.1.3-Shell-Upload.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15139