High severity7.5OSV Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-16540

Description

OpenEMR before 5.0.0 Patch 5 allows unauthenticated remote database copying because setup.php exposes functionality for cloning an existing OpenEMR site to an arbitrary attacker-controlled MySQL server via vectors involving a crafted state parameter.

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Affected products

Openemr/OpenemrOSV2 versions
v2_7_2, v2_7_2-rc1, v2_7_2-rc2, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: v2_7_2, v2_7_2-rc1, v2_7_2-rc2, …
- (no CPE)range: <5.0.0 Patch 5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_PatchesnvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
isears.github.io/jekyll/update/2017/10/28/openemr-database-disclosure.htmlnvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101983nvd

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