Variable overwrite vulnerability in interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.8.2 and earlier…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Variable overwrite vulnerability in interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary program variables and conduct other unauthorized activities, such as conduct (a) remote file inclusion attacks via the srcdir parameter in custom/import_xml.php or (b) cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the rootdir parameter in interface/login/login_frame.php, via vectors associated with extract operations on the (1) POST and (2) GET superglobal arrays. NOTE: this issue was originally disputed before the extract behavior was identified in post-disclosure analysis. Also, the original report identified "Open Conference Systems," but this was an error.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0649
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3pjr-r4gg-jphf
References
Advisory 3
More Openemr vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-00906 interface/fax/fax_dispatch.php in OpenEMR 4.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2006-05579 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in OpenEMR 2.8.1 and earlier, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-02836 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2006-05595 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in library/translation.inc.php in OpenEMR 2.8.1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2012-00905 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in OpenEMR 4.1.0 allow remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5
Sources
- CVE-2007-0649 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0649 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3pjr-r4gg-jphf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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