CVE-2012-0992 EXPLOIT
8.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.7% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.66% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-02-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openemr | openemr |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenEMR 4.1 - '/Interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php?File' 'exec()' Call Arbitrary Shell Command Execution | 2012-02-01 |
References
- 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
- 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
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