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TI-2011-04438 Aliases CVE-2011-5161GHSA-35cf-cqr4-fr2m

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the patient photograph functionality in OpenEMR…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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/.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01965 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableOpen-Emr
cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableOpen-Emr
cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableOpen-Emr
  • cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr
  • cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr
  • cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5161
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35cf-cqr4-fr2m

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-25130 An issue in OpenEMR 7.0.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges viaa crafted… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-15079 OpenEMR 7.0.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-24664 SQL Injection Vulnerability in ajax graphs library (OpenEMR) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-06186 OpenEMR ≤ 4.1.1 SQL Injection Privilege Escalation and RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2023-30621 OpenEMR 7.0.1 Authentication Brute Force Mitigation Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-28796 OpenEMR 8.2.0 Remote Code Execution via CategoryTree eval() Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
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Sources

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