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.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openemr | Open-emr | 2.8.3 (including) | 2.8.3 (including) |
| Openemr | Open-emr | 2.9.0 (including) | 2.9.0 (including) |
| Openemr | Open-emr | 3.0.1 (including) | 3.0.1 (including) |
| Openemr | Open-emr | 3.1.0 (including) | 3.1.0 (including) |
| Openemr | Open-emr | 3.2.0 (including) | 3.2.0 (including) |
| Openemr | Open-emr | 4.0.0 (including) | 4.0.0 (including) |
| Openemr | Open-emr | 4.1.0 (including) | 4.1.0 (including) |
| Openemr | Open-emr | 4.1.1 (including) | 4.1.1 (including) |
| Openemr | Open-emr | 4.1.2 (including) | 4.1.2 (including) |
| Openemr | Open-emr | 4.2.0 (including) | 4.2.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22677713/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000092
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132368/OpenEMR-4.2.0-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/48
- http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75299
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22677713/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000092
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132368/OpenEMR-4.2.0-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/48
- http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Patches
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75299