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CVE-2022-4504:
OpenEMR vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Improper Input Validation vulnerability (CVE-2022-4504) was discovered in GitHub repository openemr/openemr affecting versions prior to 7.0.0.2. The vulnerability was disclosed in December 2022 and impacts the OpenEMR healthcare management system (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) according to the Common Weakness Enumeration system (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to high availability impact on affected systems, as indicated by the CVSS metrics. While confidentiality and integrity impacts are rated as none, the availability impact is rated as high, suggesting the vulnerability could be exploited to disrupt system operations (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to OpenEMR version 7.0.0.2 or later to address this vulnerability. A patch has been made available through the official repository (GitHub Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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