OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a broken access control and path traversal vulnerability in the fax/sms module disposeDocument action via an unvalidated file_path parameter. Authenticated low-privilege users can read sqlconf.php to recover database credentials and write arbitrary files as the web user, enabling remote code execution.

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Description OpenEMR before 8.3.0 contains a broken access control and path traversal vulnerability in the fax/sms module disposeDocument action via an unvalidated file_path parameter. Authenticated low-privilege users can read sqlconf.php to recover database credentials and write arbitrary files as the web user, enabling remote code execution.
Title OpenEMR before 8.3.0 Arbitrary File Read/Write via disposeDocument
First Time appeared Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
Weaknesses CWE-73
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:open-emr:openemr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Open-emr
Open-emr openemr
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-08T13:15:41.704Z

Reserved: 2026-11-08T02:14:31.305Z

Link: CVE-2026-124450

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T14:18:12.260

Modified: 2026-11-08T14:18:12.260

Link: CVE-2026-124450

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Updated: 2026-11-08T14:30:16Z

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