CVE-2023-2945
OpenEMR vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A missing authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub repository openemr/openemr prior to version 7.0.1. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-2945 and was discovered in May 2023 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a missing authorization issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) severity. The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and requiring low privileges (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers with low privileges to gain unauthorized access to certain functionality, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity impacts. However, there is no impact on system availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in OpenEMR version 7.0.1. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to address the security issue (GitHub Patch).

Additional resources


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