interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote…
Priority LOW 28CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
interface/globals.php in OpenEMR 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.2.0 patch 2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via an ignoreAuth=1 value to certain scripts, as demonstrated by (1) interface/fax/fax_dispatch_newpid.php and (2) interface/billing/sl_eob_search.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02854 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.3 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.0 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.0 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
| cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | Open-Emr |
- cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr
- cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr
- cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr
- cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr
- cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Open-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
- cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr
- cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Open-Emr
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4453
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mm4-c3cw-4h46
References
More Open-Emr Openemr vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2015-4453 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4453 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2mm4-c3cw-4h46 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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